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albinism

noun

  1. congenital disorder causing skin to lack pigmentation
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈælbəˌnɪzəm/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English albino Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English albinism From albino + -ism.

  1. 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.