achromasia

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noun

Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.

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Meanings

nounachromasia (countable and uncountable, plural achromasias)

plural achromasias

  1. countableuncountableAbsence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
  2. countableuncountableThe inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.

Synonyms & antonyms

noununnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)

Similar
lividnesslividityluridnesspalenesspallidnesspallorwanness
Broader
complexionskin colorskin colour
Also see
lividitylividnessluridnesspalenesspallidnesspallorwanness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

achromasia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromasia

MLA

“achromasia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromasia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achromasia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achromasia.

Source: achromasia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.