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achromatopsia

/ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
achro-matop-sia
IPA
/ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Achromatopsie, ἀχρώματος

Usage

Inflected Forms

achromatopsias (plural) achromatopsy (alternative)

Derived Forms

achromatopsic hemiachromatopsia

Phrases

cerebral achromatopsia

Synonyms

achromatism achromatopsy achromatopia

Questions

How do you pronounce achromatopsia?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈə.kɹɒ.mə.tɒp.siə/.
What does achromatopsia mean?
Total color blindness; the total inability to distinguish colors due to the absence of cone cells in the eyes.
Where does achromatopsia come from?
It is traced to German.

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