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vitiligo
[ vit-l-ahy-goh, -ee-goh ]
/ ˌvɪt lˈaɪ goʊ, -ˈi goʊ /
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noun Pathology.
a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment.
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Also called leukoderma, piebald skin.
Origin of vitiligo
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/, adjectivevit·i·li·goid, adjectiveWords nearby vitiligo
vitiable, vitiate, viticetum, viticulture, Viti Levu, vitiligo, Vitim, Vito, Vitoria, Vitória de Conquista, vitrain
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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
Word Origin for vitiligo
C17: from Latin: a skin disease, probably from vitium a blemish
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