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leukoderma

[ loo-kuh-dur-muh ]
/ ˌlu kəˈdɜr mə /
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noun Pathology.

vitiligo.

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Origin of leukoderma

From New Latin, dating back to 1880–85; see origin at leuko-, derma1

Words nearby leukoderma

leukocytopoiesis, leukocytosis, leukocytotaxia, leukocytotoxin, leukocyturia, leukoderma, leukoderma acquisitum centrifugum, leukodystrophy, leukoedema, leukoencephalitis, leukoencephalopathy
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Medical definitions for leukoderma

leukoderma

n.

Partial or total loss of skin pigmentation, often occurring in patches.leukopathia piebald skin vitiligo
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