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Vitiligo

//ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The patchy loss of skin pigmentation. uncountable, usually

    "In the weeks that followed, I began to notice other people with vitiligo. On the streets, in the stores, in their cars. My God, they were everywhere!"

  2. 2
    an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border) wordnet
  3. 3
    Alphos, a form of leprosy. obsolete, uncountable, usually

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vitilīgō.

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