cerebral achromatopsia

noun

A rare type of acquired color blindness when brain damage, often to the occipital lobe, causes a loss of color perception, making everything appear in shades of gray, even though the eyes themselves are otherwise healthy.

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Meanings

nouncerebral achromatopsia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare type of acquired color blindness when brain damage, often to the occipital lobe, causes a loss of color perception, making everything appear in shades of gray, even though the eyes themselves are otherwise healthy.
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Chicago

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