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leukoderma

American  
[loo-kuh-dur-muh] / ˌlu kəˈdɜr mə /

noun

Pathology.

  1. vitiligo.

Etymology

Origin of leukoderma

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

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

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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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