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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis. obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From Latin alphos, from Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis, etc.”).

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