leukoderma

[loo-kuh-dur-muh]

noun

Pathology.

1. vitiligo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leukoderma¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1880–85; leuko-, derma ¹

Example Sentences

Anosmia has been noticed in leukoderma and allied disturbances of pigmentation.

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The "leopard-boy of Africa," so extensively advertised by dime museums over the country, was a well-defined case of leukoderma in a young mulatto, a fitting parallel for the case of ichthyosis styled the "alligator-boy."

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Figure 293 represents a family of three children, all the subjects of leukoderma.

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Wood calls attention to the wave-like course of leukoderma, receding on one side, increasing on the other.

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Partial albinism, necessarily congenital, presenting a piebald appearance, must not be confounded with leukoderma, which is rarely seen in the young and which will be described later.

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