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, adjective

Words 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?
The Anti-Oprah|Kevin Sessums|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
It is not to be confounded with vitiligo, chloasma, or the macular syphiloderm.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
Vitiligo 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

vitiligo

/ (ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ) /

noun

another name for leucoderma

Word Origin for vitiligo

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

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