Lexic.us

Definition of Vitiligo

1. Noun. An acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border).

Definition of Vitiligo

1. n. A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.

2. n. A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.

Definition of Vitiligo

1. Noun. The patchy loss of skin pigmentation. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) Alphos, a form of leprosy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Vitiligo

1. a skin disease [n -GOS]

Medical Definition of Vitiligo

1. This disorder is characterised by regions of otherwise normal skin of nonpigmented white patches of varied sizes, often symmetrically distributed and usually bordered by hyperpigmented areas. Hair in the affected areas is usually, but not always, white. (27 Sep 1997)

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