noun
vitiligo
Vitiligo (noun) means a skin condition causing pale patches where pigment is lost.
noun
1
A skin condition causing pale patches where pigment is lost.
"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!"
— Rich Cohen, Learning to Live With Vitiligo (2015)
2
An alphos, a form of leprosy.
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin vitilīgō.
Rhymes for vitiligo
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What is the meaning of vitiligo?
"vitiligo" (noun) means a skin condition causing pale patches where pigment is lost.
What are the different meanings of vitiligo?
"vitiligo" has 2 main meanings: 1. A skin condition causing pale patches where pigment is lost; 2. An alphos, a form of leprosy.
