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Achromatopsy


n.

Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; Daltonism.


 
 
Dental Dictionary: achromatopsia
(əkrōm-ətōp′sē-ə)
n

Total color blindness.

 
Medical Dictionary: a·chro·ma·top·si·a
(ə-krō'mə-tŏp'sē-ə) or a·chro·ma·top·sy (ə-krō'mə-tŏp')
n.

A severe congenital deficiency in color perception, often associated with nystagmus and reduced visual acuity. Also called achromatic vision, monochromatism.

 
Obscure Words: achromatopsia


[fr. Gk akhromatos, without color + -opsia]
/a krO muh TAHP see ah/
a visual defect marked by total color blindness, the colors of the spectrum being seen in grayscale tones
 
 

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