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albinism 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
  2. (albinistic) albinal: of or pertaining to or affected by albinism
  3. Albinism (from Latin albus, "white"; see , also called achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis) is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of an enzyme involved in the production of melanin. ...
  4. a rare, inherited disorder characterized by a total or partial lack of melanin (skin pigment) in the skin.
  5. Genetic condition caused by the body's inability to manufacture pigments; an autosomal recessive trait.
  6. An inherited disorder in which there is no pigmentation in skin, hair or eyes, due to the absence of melanin, the substance that gives skin its color.
  7. pigmentation is deficient or absent. May occur in skin, hair, and eyes. Ocular albinism is a pigmentation deficiency occurring mainly in the eyes. Individuals with albinism including ocular albinism commonly have decreased visual acuity (20/70 -20/200), strabismus, photophobia, and nystagmus. ...
  8. Condition where a person or animal lacks pigment. Albinos' eyes often have very light blue or pink irises and a pink pupil (due to lack of pigment inside the back of the eye). Visual symptoms include light sensitivity, nystagmus, blurred vision, vision loss and strabismus.
  9. a biological condition that fascinated the eighteenth-century intellectuals because it seemed to them to prove that white was the original color of Adam and Eve.
  10. Albinos are animals in which the usual colouring matters characteristic of the species have not been produced in the skin and its appendages. Albinism is the state of being an albino.
  11. An abnormal lack of pigment. Albino Red-tailed Hawk
  12. The result of having a defect that prevents the body's melanocytes from producing melanin which results in a lack of pigment in the skin, hair, or eyes.
  13. An abnormal lack of pigment in animals that results in white or whitish external features. The feathers of total albinos are completely white, while partial albinos have white feathering in only some areas. ...
  14. A group of conditions that cause a problem with your body’s ability to make melanin, which is the pigment (color) of your skin, hair and eyes. This can make the skin and hair look very white.
  15. A genetic birth defect that is manifested in the child having little or no pigmentation in his skin or eyes as well as vision problems.
  16. whiteness due to absence of pigment; contrast leucism
  17. A group of genetic conditions marked by little or none of the pigment melanin in the skin, hair and/or eyes. People with albinism may have vision problems and white or yellow hair; reddish, violet, blue or brown eyes; and pale skin.
  18. Hereditary absence of pigment in an organism. Albino animals have no colour in their skin, hair and eyes. The term is also used for absence of chlorophyll in plants.
  19. Albinism is due to a recessive gene which blocks the metabolic pathway converting the amino acid tyrosine into 3,4 - dihydroxyphenylalanine and then to melanin. Absence of melanic pigment causes skin, hair and eyes to appear pink and hair white.
  20. A group of genetic disorders in which the affected individual has reduced or absent pigmentation. This usually affects the skin, hair and eyes (sometimes the eyes alone are affected).
  21. lacking normal pigmentation in skin, hair, and eyes, causing skin and hair to be completely white and eyes to be pink
  22. A lack of pigment in the eyes, skin, or hair. While there are different types of albinism, many people with albinism are visually impaired and, in some cases, are legally blind. Individuals with albinism are sensitive to bright light and glare and often have other vision problems. ...
  23. failure to develop pigment particularly melanin in skin, hair and iris. Resulting in light-skinned with white hair and 'pink' eyes due to reflection of the choroid capillaries behind the retina. It is a genetic condition.
  24. a condition in which people are born with insufficient amounts of the pigment melanin, which is responsible for hair, skin, and eye color
  25. It is a defect of melanin production of melanocytes. Melanocytes present in skin,hair,iris and choroid. Affected persons have white skin, blond hair and pink eye.