Meaning of VITILIGO
| Pronunciation: | | `vit'leegow
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| | Definition: | | [n] an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border) |
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| | See Also: | | disease of the skin, hypopigmentation, skin condition, skin disease, skin disorder, skin problem | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Vit`i*li"go\, n. [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium
blemish, vice.] (Med.)
A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth,
milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Vitiligo is the condition of having abnormally white or discolored areas on the skin. |
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