English
Etymology
From albino#English|albino (from L. albus/alba#Latin|alba via Sp. and Pg. albo#Spanish|albo/alba#Portguese|alba, "white") + -ism.
wikipedia|Albinism|albinism
Noun
en-noun
- congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino
Synonyms
albinoism
Related terms
albino
See also
axanthism
leucism
melanism
vitiligo
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