Albinism

(al'-bin-izm) Albinism us (al-bin-iz'-mus). Congenital A chroma; Congenital Leucoderma. That condition of the skin in which there is a congenital absence of pigment unaccompanied by textural changes in the skin, and involving its entire surface, including the pilary filaments and the choroid coats and irides of the eyes. Usually a ociated with nystagmus, photophobia, and astigmatism.