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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