Chlorosis

Japanese: chlorosis
Chlorosis

…Albino is well known in laboratory animals such as mice, rats, and domestic rabbits, but these are varieties that humans have selectively created by selecting albinism. In addition, plants that lack chlorophyll and appear white are sometimes called chlorosis. [Hidaka Toshitaka]
[Human albinism]
A congenital lack of melanin in the skin can be systemic or localized.

*Some terms that mention "chlorosis" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…実験動物ではマウス,ラット,カイウサギなどの白子がよく知られているが,これらは人間が白化型を選別して作りだした品種である。なお植物についても葉緑素を欠いて白くみえるものを白化chlorosisと呼ぶことがある。【日高 敏隆】
[ヒトの白皮症]
 先天的に皮膚のメラニン色素が欠損している病気で,全身性のものと限局性のものとがある。…

※「chlorosis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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