Albino

albino /al·bi·no/ (al-bi´no) a person affected with albinism.

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al·bi·no (l-bn)

n. pl. al·bi·nos

A person or an animal lacking normal pigmentation, resulting in abnormally pale or white skin and hair and pink or blue eyes with a deep-red pupil.

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Albino

A person or animal lacking normal coloring in the eyes, hair, and skin due to a hereditary inability to produce the skin pigment melanin. The condition itself is called albinism.

Mentioned in: Photosensitivity

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albino

an animal affected with albinism.

Albino mare and foal. By permission from Pascoe R, Knottenbelt DC, Manual of Equine Dermatology, Saunders, 1999

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true albino

true albinos have pink eyes without pigment, impaired vision and white skin; so-called albino horses are usually pseudo-albinos because they have pigmented eyes.