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Holmgren yarn test

noun Holm·gren yarn test \ˈhōm-grən-ˈyärn-, ˈhōlm-\

Medical Definition of HOLMGREN YARN TEST

:  a method of testing color vision by the use of colored wool yarns—called also Holmgren test, Holmgren wool test

Biographical Note for HOLMGREN YARN TEST

Holm·gren \ˈhlm-ˌgrān\ Alarik Frithiof (1831–1897), Swedish physiologist. Holmgren introduced his test for color blindness in an 1874 article.

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