vitiligo

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

/ ˌvɪt lˈaɪ goʊ, -ˈi goʊ /

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 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

vitiation, viticetum, viticulture, Viti Levu, vitiliginous, vitiligo, Vitim, Vito, Vitoria, Vitória de Conquista, vitrain

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Example sentences from the Web for vitiligo

Did he really have vitiligo or was he just bleaching his skin?
The Anti-Oprah|Kevin Sessums|July 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Vitiligo and lichens are deformities of the skin, but they are curable.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
It is not to be confounded with vitiligo, chloasma, or the macular syphiloderm.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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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Medical definitions for vitiligo

vitiligo

[ vĭt′l-ī′gō, -ē′gō ]

n. pl. vit•i•li•gos

leukoderma

单词	vitiligo
释义	vitiligo [ vit-l-ahy-goh, -ee-goh ] / ˌvɪt lˈaɪ goʊ, -ˈi goʊ / 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 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 vitiation, viticetum, viticulture, Viti Levu, vitiliginous, vitiligo, Vitim, Vito, Vitoria, Vitória de Conquista, vitrain Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vitiligo Did he really have vitiligo or was he just bleaching his skin? The Anti-Oprah\|Kevin Sessums\|July 12, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Vitiligo and lichens are deformities of the skin, but they are curable. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)\|Charles Creighton It is not to be confounded with vitiligo, chloasma, or the macular syphiloderm. Essentials of Diseases of the Skin\|Henry Weightman Stelwagon 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for vitiligo vitiligo [ vĭt′l-ī′gō, -ē′gō ] n. pl. vit•i•li•gos leukoderma The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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