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vitiligo

/ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/ noun

In Latin: vitiligo Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about vitiligo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin vitilīgō.

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