achromatopsia
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Etymology[edit]
From German Achromatopsie, from Ancient Greek ἀχρώματος (akhrṓmatos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), + -opsie. By surface analysis, a- + chromato- + -opsia.
Noun[edit]
achromatopsia (countable and uncountable, plural achromatopsias)
- Full or partial color blindness; the inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.
- Synonyms: achromatism, achromatopsy, achromatopia
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defective ability to see colours
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References[edit]
- Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 22nd edition, W. B. Saunders, 1977