Albinism
/ˈælbəˌnɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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. countable, uncountable
- 2 the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"Albinism cases in turtles have already been reported."
Etymology
From albino + -ism.