vitiligo

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

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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.

vitiligo

/ ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ /

noun

See leucoderma
another name for leucoderma

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Other Words From

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

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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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of vitiligo¹

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

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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.

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