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vit⋅i⋅li⋅go

  [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.
Also called leukoderma, piebald skin.

Origin:
1650–60; < L vitilīgō form of skin eruption, appar. equiv. to *vitil(is) defective (vit(ium) blemish + -ilis -ile ) + -īgō n. suffix

Related forms:
vit⋅i⋅lig⋅i⋅nous  [vit-l-ij-uh-nuhs] , adjective
vit⋅i⋅li⋅goid, adjective
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Main Entry: vit·i·lig·i·nous
Pronunciation: "vit-&l-'ij-&-n&s
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, orcharacterized by vitiligo

Main Entry: vit·i·li·go
Pronunciation: "vit-&l-'I-(")gO also -'E-
Function: noun
: a skin disorder manifested bysmooth white spots on various parts of the body —compare LEUKODERMA
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vitiliginous vit·i·lig·i·nous (vĭt'l-ĭj'ə-nəs)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characterized by vitiligo.

vitiligo vit·i·li·go (vĭt'l-ī'gō, -ē'gō)
n. pl. vit·i·li·gos or vit·i·lig·i·nes (vĭt'l-ĭj'ə-nēz)
See leukoderma.

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