English edit

Alternative forms edit

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)

  1. Full or partial color blindness; the inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.
    Synonyms: achromatism, achromatopsy, achromatopia

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

See also edit

References edit

  • Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 22nd edition, W. B. Saunders, 1977

Anagrams edit