vitiligo
[ vit-l-ahy-goh, -ee-goh ]
nounPathology.
a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment.
Origin of vitiligo
11650–60; <Latin vitilīgō form of skin eruption, apparently equivalent to *vitil(is) defective (vit(ium) blemish + -ilis-ile) + -īgō noun suffix
- Also called leukoderma, piebald skin.
Other words from vitiligo
- vit·i·lig·i·nous [vit-l-ij-uh-nuhs], /ˌvɪt lˈɪdʒ ə nəs/, adjective
- vit·i·li·goid, adjective
Words Nearby vitiligo
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How to use vitiligo in a sentence
Did he really have vitiligo or was he just bleaching his skin?
It is not to be confounded with vitiligo, chloasma, or the macular syphiloderm.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagonvitiligo and lichens are deformities of the skin, but they are curable.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II) | Charles Creighton
British Dictionary definitions for vitiligo
vitiligo
/ (ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ) /
noun
another name for leucoderma
Origin of vitiligo
1C17: from Latin: a skin disease, probably from vitium a blemish
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