Achromatopia

/ˌækroʊməˈtoʊpiə/ noun

Definition

A condition of complete color blindness where a person can only see in shades of gray, also called monochromacy.

Etymology

From Greek 'achromatos' (colorless) + 'opia' (vision or condition of seeing). This medical term emerged in the 19th century to describe the rarest form of color vision deficiency.

Kelly Says

Surprisingly, people with complete achromatopia often have perfectly normal eyesight except for one thing—their cone cells don't work, so they literally see the world like an old black-and-white movie, with exceptional night vision as a bonus!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አክሮማቶፒያ
a-kro-ma-to-pi-ya
ARالعربية
العجز عن رؤية الألوان
al-'ajz 'an ru'i' al-awran
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্রোম্যাটোপিয়া
a-kro-ma-to-pi-ya
CACatalà
achromatòpia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
CSČeština
achromatopie
a-kro-ma-to-pi-e
DADansk
achromatopier
a-kro-ma-to-pi-er
DEDeutsch
Achromatopsie
a-kro-ma-to-psi
ELΕλληνικά
αχρωματοπία
a-hro-ma-to-pi-a
ESEspañol
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
FAفارسی
آکروماتوفی
a-kro-ma-to-fi
FISuomi
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
FRFrançais
achromatopsie
a-kro-ma-to-psi
GUGU
અક્રોમૅટોપિયા
a-kro-ma-tto-pi-ya
HAHA
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
HEעברית
אכרומטופיה
a-hro-ma-to-fi-ya
HIहिन्दी
अक्रोमॅटोपिया
a-kro-ma-tto-pi-ya
HUMagyar
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
IGIG
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
ITItaliano
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
JA日本語
無色覚症
mu-sho-so-kaku-sho
KKKK
ахроматопия
a-hro-ma-to-pi-ya
KMKM
អាក្រូម៉ាតូហ្វី
a-kro-ma-to-hi-e
KO한국어
무색맹
mu-seok-maeng
MRMR
अक्रोमॅटोपिया
a-kro-ma-tto-pi-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိုမတော်မြင်
a-kya-ma-taw-myin
NLNederlands
achromatopie
a-kro-ma-to-pi-e
NONorsk
achromatopier
a-kro-ma-to-pi-er
PAPA
ਅਕ੍ਰੋਮੈਟੋਪੀਆ
a-kro-ma-tto-pi-ya
PLPolski
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
PTPortuguês
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
RORomână
achromatopie
a-kro-ma-to-pi-e
RUРусский
ахроматопия
a-hro-ma-to-pi-ya
SVSvenska
achromatopier
a-kro-ma-to-pi-er
SWKiswahili
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
TAதமிழ்
அக்ரோமாட்டோப்பியா
a-kro-ma-tto-pi-ya
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోమటోపియ
a-kro-ma-to-pi-ya
THไทย
ตาบอดสี
ta-bod-si
TLTL
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
TRTürkçe
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
UKУкраїнська
ахроматопія
a-hro-ma-to-pi-ya
URاردو
اکروماتوفی
a-kro-ma-to-fi
VITiếng Việt
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
YOYO
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a
ZH中文
无色盲
wú sè mànng
ZUZU
achromatopia
a-kro-ma-to-pi-a

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