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achromatopsia

/ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/

achromatopsia noun: total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.

Noun

achromatopsia (countable and uncountable, plural achromatopsias)

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

achromatopsia meaning in Tamil and Kannada

achromatopsia in Tamil

கடுமையான நிறக்குருடு, நிறக்குருடு, நிறப்பார்வையின்மை

achromatopsia in Kannada

ಬಣ್ಣಗುರುಡು, ಹೊಗರುಗುರುಡು

Synonyms of achromatopsia

Forms of achromatopsia

pluralachromatopsias
alternative formachromatopsy

Origin of achromatopsia

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

Words formed from achromatopsia

Questions about achromatopsia

What does achromatopsia mean?
Achromatopsia means total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.
What is achromatopsia in Tamil?
Achromatopsia in Tamil is கடுமையான நிறக்குருடு, நிறக்குருடு, நிறப்பார்வையின்மை. See Achromatopsia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achromatopsia?
Achromatopsia is a noun.
How do you pronounce achromatopsia?
Achromatopsia is pronounced /ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/.
What is the plural of achromatopsia?
The plural of achromatopsia is achromatopsias.

Words near achromatopsia in the dictionary

  1. achromatophile
  2. achromatophilia
  3. achromatophils
  4. achromatopia
  5. achromatopias
  6. achromatopsia
  7. achromatopsias
  8. achromatopsic
  9. achromatopsy
  10. achromatosis
  11. achromatous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achromatopsia (page history and authors); achromatopsia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); achromatopsia (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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