Achromatopsia

/ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/ noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes. countable, uncountable

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color blindness

Etymology

From German Achromatopsie, from Ancient Greek ἀχρώματος (akhrṓmatos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), + -opsie. By surface analysis, a- + chromato- + -opsia.

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