state or condition of being an albino
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Albinism Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutThe state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
albinism
\al"bi*nism\ (&?;), n. the state or condition of being an albino: abinoism; leucopathy.
Noun
1. the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
(hypernym) hypopigmentation
Albinism Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
lack of color; deficient in pigment
Albinism Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Albinism (from Latin albus, "white"; see , also called achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis) is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. Albinism results from inheritance of recessive gene alleles and is known to affect all vertebrates, including humans. While an organism with complete absence of melanin is called an albino ( American English, or British English) an organism with only a diminished amount of melanin is described as albinoid.
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Albinism Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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.
lack of normal pigment in the skin, eyes, and hair.
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