albinism
n. state or condition of being an albino | ||||
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ALBINISM Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Albinism
(n.)
The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
(n.)
The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
| WordNet 2.0 |
albinism
Noun
1. the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
(hypernym) hypopigmentation
Noun
1. the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
(hypernym) hypopigmentation
| hEnglish - advanced version |
albinism
albinism
\al"bi*nism\ (&?;), n. the state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
albinism
\al"bi*nism\ (&?;), n. the state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
ALBINISM Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Dictionary of Medicine (Shahram) |
Albinism
Partial or total lack of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair and iris. The word albino is Portuguese and comes from the Latin albus for white.
Partial or total lack of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair and iris. The word albino is Portuguese and comes from the Latin albus for white.
| Health Information |
Albinism
lack of normal pigment in the skin, eyes, and hair.
lack of normal pigment in the skin, eyes, and hair.
ALBINISM Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| A Botanical Glossary of Taxonomic Terminology |
ALBINISM
lack of color; deficient in pigment
lack of color; deficient in pigment
ALBINISM Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Albinism
Albinism (from Latin albus; ), more technically hypomelanism or hypomelanosis, is a form of hypopigmentary congenital disorder, characterized by a lack of melanin pigment in the eyes, skin and hair (or more rarely the eyes alone). Albinism results from inheritance of recessive genes. The condition is known to affect mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians. While the most common term for an organism affected by albinism is "albino" (noun and adjective), the word is sometimes used in a derogatory way towards people; more neutral terms are "albinistic" (adjective) and "person with albinism" (noun). Additional clinical adjectives sometimes used to refer to animals are "albinoid" and "albinic".
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