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albinism

/al-buh-niz-uhm/US // ˈæl bəˌnɪz əm //

白化病,白化症

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the state or condition of being an albino.

Examples

  • Susana was born with a severe visual impairment due to albinism, while Patricia could see perfectly.

  • That is why her main focus is on Under the Same Sun, her nonprofit organization for people with albinism now.

  • “They say people with albinism are ghosts anyway,” said Ntetema.

  • Renegade witch doctors have convinced locals that the blood, bones, and skin of people with albinism possess magical properties.

  • In fact, just this week, a woman in Kenya was convicted of killing her own 4-month-old child with albinism.

  • The Canadian non-profit Under the Same Sun works with albinism victims in Tanzania.

  • Albinism and Variegation are apparently due to causes totally different from any yet mentioned.

  • Albinism he finds to be very rare in British species, the only locality known to him being the Outer Hebrides.

  • 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.

  • This reminds us of Wallace's remark upon the tendency to albinism in islands.

  • No form of grey hair, however, should be confused with albinism.