achromatopsia

== English == === Alternative forms === achromatopsy === Etymology === From German Achromatopsie, from Ancient Greek ἀχρώματος (akhrṓmatos), from ἀ- (a-, “without”) +‎ χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”), + -opsie. By surface analysis, a- +‎ chromato- +‎ -opsia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/ === Noun === achromatopsia (countable and uncountable, plural achromatopsias) Total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes. Synonyms: achromatism, achromatopsy, achromatopia ==== Hypernyms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === Dorland's Pocket Medical Dictionary, 22nd edition, W. B. Saunders, 1977 === Anagrams === achromatopias