Compendium of Historical Medical Nomenclature and Linguistic Alterations

• Albinism — An obsolete graphical or orthographical variant for albinism; a congenital anomaly characterized by the total or partial lack of melanin pigment within the body structures (skin, hair, iris), found in scientific or medical texts from the beginning of the last century.
• Albumin — An obsolete orthographical variant or raw loanword sometimes used in vintage medical texts for albumin; a water-soluble and salt-soluble protein playing an essential role in maintaining the colloid osmotic pressure of blood.