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Amelanosis vs Albinism - What's the difference?

amelanosis | albinism |

As nouns the difference between amelanosis and albinism

is that amelanosis is a lack of melanin pigmentation while albinism is 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.

amelanosis

English

Noun

(amelanoses)
  • (pathology) A lack of melanin pigmentation
  • Synonyms

    * amelanism

    albinism

    Noun

  • 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.
  • Synonyms

    * albinoism

    See also

    * axanthism * leucism * melanism * vitiligo English words suffixed with -ism