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Meaning of "achromatopsia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ACHROMATOPSIA

achromatopsia  [eɪˌkrəʊməˈtɒpsɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ACHROMATOPSIA

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Achromatopsia is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ACHROMATOPSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Achromatopsia

Achromatopsia is a medical syndrome that exhibits symptoms relating to at least five separate individual disorders. Although the term may refer to acquired disorders such as cerebral achromatopsia also known as color agnosia, it typically refers to an autosomal recessive congenital color vision disorder, the inability to perceive color and to achieve satisfactory visual acuity at high light levels. The syndrome is also present in an incomplete form which is more properly defined as dyschromatopsia. The only estimate of its relative occurrence of 1:33,000 in the general population dates from the 1960s or earlier. There is some discussion as to whether achromats can see color or not. As illustrated in The Island of the Colorblind by Oliver Sacks, some achromats cannot see color, only black, white, and shades of grey. With five different genes currently known to cause similar symptoms, it may be that some do see marginal levels of color differentiation due to different gene characteristics. With such small sample sizes and low response rates, it is difficult to accurately diagnose the 'typical achromatic conditions'.

Definition of achromatopsia in the English dictionary

The definition of achromatopsia in the dictionary is a visual disorder defined by deficient or absent function in the retinal cones, resulting in colour blindness and in decreased vision in bright lights.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ACHROMATOPSIA


adipsia
eɪˈdɪpsɪə
anopsia
ænˈɒpsɪə
apepsia
eɪˈpɛpsɪə
autopsia
ɔːˈtɒpsɪə
chromatopsia
ˌkrəʊməˈtɒpsɪə
dyspepsia
dɪsˈpɛpsɪə
eclampsia
ɪˈklæmpsɪə
erythropsia
ˌɛrɪˈθrɒpsɪə
eupepsia
juːˈpɛpsɪə
hemianopsia
ˌhɛmɪænˈɒpsɪə
macropsia
məˈkrɒpsɪə
micropsia
maɪˈkrɒpsɪə
palinopsia
ˌpælɪˈnɒpsɪə
photopsia
fəʊˈtɒpsɪə
polydipsia
ˌpɒlɪˈdɪpsɪə
pre-eclampsia
ˌpriːɪˈklæmpsɪə
teichopsia
tiːˈkɒpsɪə
tipsier
ˈtɪpsɪə
xanthopsia
zænˈθɒpsɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ACHROMATOPSIA

achondritic
achondroplasia
achondroplastic
achoo
achromat
achromatic
achromatic colour
achromatic lens
achromatically
achromaticity
achromatin
achromatisation
achromatise
achromatism
achromatization
achromatize
achromatous
achromic
achromous
achy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ACHROMATOPSIA

amnesia
Anastasia
anesthesia
Asia
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Central Asia
fantasia
French Polynesia
fuchsia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Micronesia
ossia
Persia
Polynesia
prosopagnosia
psia
Russia
Southeast Asia
Tunisia

Synonyms and antonyms of achromatopsia in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «achromatopsia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ACHROMATOPSIA

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The translations of achromatopsia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «achromatopsia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

色盲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

acromatopsia
570 millions of speakers

English

achromatopsia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

achromatopsia
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عمى الألوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ахроматопсия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acromatopsia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

achromatopsia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

achromatopsie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Achromatopsia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Achromatopsie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

色覚異常
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

achromatopsia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Achromatopsia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

achromatopsia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறக்குருடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ऍकेरमोटोपिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

achromatopsia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

acromatopsia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

achromatopsia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ахроматопсія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Achromatopsia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αχρωματοψία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

achromatopsia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

achromatopsia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

achromatopsia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of achromatopsia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHROMATOPSIA»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ACHROMATOPSIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about achromatopsia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACHROMATOPSIA»

Discover the use of achromatopsia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to achromatopsia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Pediatric Retina
Full-field electroretinogram (ERG) of achromatopsia and enhanced S-cone syndrome. ERGs of a 12-year-old girl with congenital achromatopsia, a 4-year- old patient with autosomal recessive complete congenital stationary night blindness, ...
Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, 2005
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Principles and Practice of Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision
Unlike patients with congenital achromatopsia, patients with acquired cerebral achromatopsia show preserved trichromacy and intact cortical responses to chromatic visual evoked potentials (VEPs).18 Thus, the chromatic pathways from the ...
John R. Heckenlively, Geoffrey Bernard Arden, 2006
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Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
Achromatopsia is recessively inherited and genetically heterogeneous. The three genes associated with achromatopsia (CNGA3, CNGB3, and GNAT2) encode proteins in the cone phototransduction cascade.338,339 CNGA3, on region 2q11 , ...
Michael C. Brodsky, 2010
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
SEGREGATION OF VISUAL INPUTS BLINDSIGHT AND RESIDUAL VISION CEREBRAL ACHROMATOPSIA PROSOPAGNOSIA AND RELATED DISTURBANCES OF OBJECT RECOGNITION ACQUIRED ALEXIA DISORDERS OF MOTION ...
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008
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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of ...
It is not a hereditary (retinal) disorder of color vision, such as the red-green color blindness that is fairly common in men, hence the designation central achromatopsia. Also, the inability to name colors is not part of the disorder. The latter type of ...
Stuart C. Yudofsky, Robert E. Hales, 2008
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Ocular Fundus: From Findings to Diagnosis
ofthe Fundus Diagnosis of Achromatopsia ø rapid, small-amplitude nystagmus ø visual acuity reduced to 20/100–20/200 ø no color discrimination possible ø fundus hypopigmentation ø underdeveloped macular structure ø foveolar reflex ...
Sebastian Wolf, Bernd Kirchhof, 2011
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Case Studies in the Neuropsychology of Vision
1992). However, the debilitating consequences of inferotemporal ablation on object identification in monkeys poses the question as to whether such a deficit is an invariable adjunct to cerebral achromatopsia in man. FORM PROCESSING IN  ...
Glyn W. Humphreys, 2013
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Colour Vision Deficiencies VI
(See Pearlman et al., 1979, for a review). Some patients exhibit what has been called cerebral achromatopsia, i.e., they experience little, if any, chromaticness and have poor wavelength discrimination. Other patients suffer from color agnosia, ...
G. Verriest, 1982
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A Dictionary of Hallucinations
Traditionally two types of achromatopsia are distinguished, called typical achromatopsia (or rod monochromatism) and atypical achromatopsia (also referred to as incomplete achromatopsia or cone monochromatism). Typical achromatopsia is ...
Jan Dirk Blom, 2009
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Pediatric Clinical Ophthalmology: A Color Handbook
DEFINITION/OVERVIEW Achromatopsia, also known as rod monochromatism, is a nonprogressive congenital dysfunction of cone photoreceptors leading to decreased central vision. It is a relatively rare condition, with an incidence of1 in ...
Scott Olitsky, Leonard B. Nelson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACHROMATOPSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term achromatopsia is used in the context of the following news items.
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Colorblind Artist Neil Harbisson 'Hears' Color With Wearable …
... to see color (only seeing shades of gray) before because he suffers from a visual condition called achromatopsia or total color blindness. «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
2
Biogen Offers Up To $1 Billion for AGTC's Ophthalmology Gene …
The first is focused on an inherited condition called achromatopsia that can cause visual acuity loss and light sensitivity. The second is for a ... «Xconomy, Jul 15»
3
Analysts' Upgrades for July, 2nd (AGTC, AMBSD, AOIFF, ASML …
Its lead product candidates in the preclinical stage include treatments for X-linked retinoschisis, Achromatopsia, and X-linked retinitis ... «Mideast Time, Jul 15»
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Morning Buzzers - Applied Genetic Technologies (AGTC), Genworth …
The company's lead product candidates in the preclinical stage comprise treatments for X-linked retinoschisis, Congenital Achromatopsia, and ... «Techsonian, Jul 15»
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A number of vision problems can originate in the brain
Achromatopsia is the impairment of color vision. This of course can be a hereditary condition; more common in men and starts out, therefore, ... «Ravalli Republic, Jun 15»
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Company Shares of Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation …
... and achromatopsia, an inherited condition that is associated with color blindness, visual acuity loss, and extreme light sensitivity resulting in ... «News Watch International, Jun 15»
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Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation Short Interest Update
... and achromatopsia, an inherited condition that is associated with color blindness, visual acuity loss, and extreme light sensitivity resulting in ... «The Daily Rover, Jun 15»
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Wedbush Remains Bullish Following Applied Genetic Technologies …
... corporate overview from management, a panel presentation from patients describing the debilitating impact of XLRS, achromatopsia (ACHM) ... «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
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AGTC to Host Analyst and Investor Day on June 22, 2015 in New York
AGTC's lead product candidates focus on X-linked retinoschisis, achromatopsia and X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, which are inherited orphan ... «Nasdaq, Jun 15»
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LOOK: Inspirational Kinmel Bay girl Tyla Rich who is 'blinded by …
Diagnosed with achromatopsia at eight-weeks-old, the rare genetic condition means the schoolgirl from Kinmel Bay is registered blind. «Daily Post North Wales, Jun 15»

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