monochromatism

[ mon-uh-kroh-muh-tiz-uh m ]
/ ˌmɒn əˈkroʊ məˌtɪz əm /

noun

the quality of having one color: the monochromatism of Picasso's Blue Period.
Ophthalmology. a defect of vision in which the retina fails to perceive color. Compare dichromatism(def 2), trichromatism(def 3).
Also mono·chro·ma·sia. [mon-uh-kroh-mey-zhuh, ‐zee-uh, ‐shuh, ‐shee-uh] /ˌmɒn ə kroʊˈmeɪ ʒə, ‐zi ə, ‐ʃə, ‐ʃi ə/, mon·o·chro·ma·cy.

Origin of monochromatism

First recorded in 1860–65; mono- + chromatism

British Dictionary definitions for monochromatism

monochromatism
/ (ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊməˌtɪzəm) /

noun

a visual defect in which all colours appear as variations of a single hue

Medical definitions for monochromatism

monochromatism
[ mŏn′ə-krōmə-tĭz′əm ]

n.

The state of having or exhibiting only one color.
achromatopsia