单词 | albinism |
释义 | albinismn. The condition of being an albino; absence or reduction of the pigment normally present in the hair, skin, and eyes (or, rarely, the eyes only); any of a number of inherited (mainly autosomal recessive) disorders producing this, usually as a result of defective melanin synthesis. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > [noun] > abnormal pigmentation > albinism leucosis1706 leucaethiopia1819 albinism1827 albinoism1831 leucopathy1841 depigmentation1889 kakkerlakism- 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom IV. 71 Albinism is not uncommon in the Stag and Fallow-deer. 1859 C. Darwin Origin of Species i. 13 Every one must have heard of cases of albinism..appearing in several members of the same family. 1882 Field Naturalist July 32 Melanism occurs in various species of animals, but is far rarer than albinism. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 507/2 Albinism occurs in all races of mankind. 1970 Amer. Jrnl. Human Genetics 22 73 Clinical and genetic studies of 127 albinos from various populations indicate that there are at least two types of autosomal recessive oculocutaneous albinism in man. 2007 Independent 29 May (Extra section) 8/1 Put simply, albinism is a genetically inherited condition whereby your body doesn't produce much, or any, melanin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1827 |
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