vitiligo

[ vit-l-ahy-goh, -ee-goh ]

nounPathology.
  1. 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

1
1650–60; <Latin vitilīgō form of skin eruption, apparently equivalent to *vitil(is) defective (vit(ium) blemish + -ilis-ile) + -īgō noun suffix

Other words from vitiligo

  • vit·i·lig·i·nous [vit-l-ij-uh-nuhs], /ˌvɪt lˈɪdʒ ə nəs/, adjective
  • vit·i·li·goid, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for vitiligo

vitiligo

/ (ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ) /


noun
  1. another name for leucoderma

Origin of vitiligo

1
C17: from Latin: a skin disease, probably from vitium a blemish

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