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achromatopsia

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achromatopsy, achromatopsia
color blindness. Also called acritochromacy.
See also: Color, Eyes


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The other known mutation leading to achromatopsia, this form of color blindness, is on chromosome two.
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Total congenital colorblindness, or achromatopsia, is a scary disease in that it not only forecloses all sense of color but also makes its victims painfully sensitive to light.
SACKS EXPLORES DREAMS, DISORDERS OF MICRONESIA by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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