VITILIGO

vitiligo

(noun) an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

vitiligo (usually uncountable, plural vitiligos)

The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.

(obsolete) Alphos, a form of leprosy.

Synonyms

• (patchy loss of pigmentation): leucoderma

Source: Wiktionary


Vit`i*li"go, n. Etym: [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium blemish, vice.] (Med.)

Definition: A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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