ALBINISM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("albinism" is a kind of...):

hypopigmentation (unusual lack of skin color)

birth defect; congenital abnormality; congenital anomaly; congenital defect; congenital disorder (a defect that is present at birth)

Derivation:

albinal; albinic; albinistic; albinotic (of or pertaining to or affected by albinism)

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