vitiligo

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

noun

, Pathology.

1. a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment.

vitiligo

/ ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ /

noun

1. another name for leucoderma

Other Words From

• vit·i·lig·i·nous [vit-l-, ij, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
• viti·ligoid adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitiligo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of vitiligo¹

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

Example Sentences

Did he really have vitiligo or was he just bleaching his skin?

From The Daily Beast

It is not to be confounded with vitiligo, chloasma, or the macular syphiloderm.

From Project Gutenberg

Vitiligo and lichens are deformities of the skin, but they are curable.

From Project Gutenberg