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[ al-buh-niz-uhm ] / ˈæl bəˌnɪz əm /
nounthe state or condition of being an albino. Origin of albinismFirst recorded in 1830–40; albin(o) + -ism OTHER WORDS FROM albinismal·bi·nis·tic, adjectiveWords nearby albinismalbescent, Albi, albicans, albiduria, Albigenses, albinism, Albini's nodules, albino, Albinoni, albinotic, Albinus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for albinismThat is why her main focus is on Under the Same Sun, her nonprofit organization for people with albinism now. Women of Courage|Roja Heydarpour|October 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST “They say people with albinism are ghosts anyway,” said Ntetema. Women of Courage|Roja Heydarpour|October 20, 2010|DAILY BEAST Renegade witch doctors have convinced locals that the blood, bones, and skin of people with albinism possess magical properties. Hope After An Unspeakable Crime|JuJu Chang|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST In fact, just this week, a woman in Kenya was convicted of killing her own 4-month-old child with albinism. Hope After An Unspeakable Crime|JuJu Chang|August 27, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The Canadian non-profit Under the Same Sun works with albinism victims in Tanzania. A Gruesome Black Market|Eliza Barclay|October 28, 2009|DAILY BEAST While on Mount Frias my attention was drawn away from the cattle by what I took to be an instance of albinism in the guanaco. Through the Heart of Patagonia|H. Hesketh Prichard The transmission of diseases such as consumption, madness, and albinism form examples. Was Man Created?|Henry A. Mott No form of grey hair, however, should be confused with albinism. Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori It is certain that the same variation may arise in two distinct places, as with albinism or with the nectarine on peach-trees. More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin These are mere varieties, produced by albinism, and may belong to any of the castes already described. Quadrupeds, What They Are and Where Found|Mayne Reid
Medical definitions for albinism
n.Congenital absence of normal pigmentation or coloration in the eyes only or in the skin, hair, and eyes. The condition of being an albino. Other words from albinismal′bi•not′ic (-nŏt′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |