Achromatosis

/ˌækroʊməˈtoʊsɪs/ noun

A medical condition characterized by a loss or absence of normal pigmentation or color in tissue or the skin.

From Greek 'achromatos' (colorless) + '-osis' (condition or disease state). The '-osis' suffix typically indicates a pathological condition, so this term describes abnormal loss of pigmentation.

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