Axanthopsia

/ˌæk.sænˈθɒp.si.ə/ noun

Definition

A rare medical condition where a person cannot see the color yellow, usually due to damage in the eye's color-detecting cells.

Etymology

From Greek 'a-' (without) + 'xanthos' (yellow) + 'opsis' (vision). The term was coined in the 19th century to describe specific color blindness deficiencies.

Kelly Says

This word reveals how doctors borrow from ancient Greek to name modern diseases—it's like they're building a universal medical language that works across all countries!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አክሳንቶፕሲያ
ak-san-to-psee-yah
ARالعربية
أعمى الألوان
a-im-i al-aw-ran
BNবাংলা
অক্সানথোপসিয়া
ok-san-tho-psee-yah
CACatalà
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
CSČeština
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
DADansk
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
DEDeutsch
axanthopsie
ak-zan-thop-see
ELΕλληνικά
αχανθοπσια
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
ESEspañol
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
FAفارسی
اکسانثوپسی
ak-san-thoo-psee
FISuomi
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
FRFrançais
axanthopsie
ak-zan-thop-see
GUGU
અક્ષાન્થોપસિયા
ak-shan-tho-psee-yah
HAHA
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
HEעברית
אקסנתופסיה
aks-nan-to-fsee-yah
HIहिन्दी
रंगबधिरता
rang-badhir-ta
HUMagyar
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
IDBahasa Indonesia
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
IGIG
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
ITItaliano
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
JA日本語
無色盲
mu-iro-mō
KKKK
ақсантапсия
a-k-san-tap-see-yah
KMKM
អាក្សានធូព្ស៊ី
a-ak-san-tho-psee
KO한국어
색맹
saek-maeng
MRMR
अक्षांथोप्सिया
ak-shan-tho-psee-yah
MSBahasa Melayu
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
MYမြန်မာ
အက္ဆန်သောပစီး
a-k-san-tho-psee
NLNederlands
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
NONorsk
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
PAPA
ਅਕਸਾਨਥੋਪਸੀਆ
ak-sa-an-tho-psee-yah
PLPolski
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
PTPortuguês
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
RORomână
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
RUРусский
акзанто́псия
ak-zan-to-psee-yah
SVSvenska
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
SWKiswahili
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
TAதமிழ்
அக்ஸாந்தோப்ஸியா
ak-sa-an-tho-psee-yah
TEతెలుగు
ఆక్సాంతోప్సీయ
ak-sa-an-tho-psee-yah
THไทย
ตาบอดสี
ta-bot-see
TLTL
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
TRTürkçe
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
UKУкраїнська
акзанто́псія
ak-zan-to-psee-yah
URاردو
اکسانٹوپسیا
ak-san-to-psee-yah
VITiếng Việt
mù màu
moo-mau
YOYO
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah
ZH中文
色盲
sè mǎng
ZUZU
axanthopsia
ak-zan-thop-see-ah

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