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vitiligo
[ vit-l-ahy-goh, -ee-goh ]
noun
- a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment.
vitiligo
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noun
- another name for leucoderma
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ±¹¾±³Ù·¾±Â·±ô¾±²µÂ·¾±Â·²Ô´Ç³Ü²õ [vit-l-, ij, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
- ±¹¾±³Ùi·±ô¾±î€ƒg´Ç¾±»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of vitiligo1
Example Sentences
The Einzigers also collaborated with Dr. Pearl Grimes, director of the Vitiligo & Pigmentation Institute of Southern California, who specializes in vitiligo and pigmentation disorders.
Labeled “the devil’s child†for her vitiligo at her orphanage, DePrince found hope in a magazine photo of an American ballerina in pointe shoes.
She has spoken in the past about how she was seen as a "devil's child" in the orphanage because she suffered from vitiligo, a condition in which patches of skin lose pigmentation.
This strategy could also be adapted to treat other autoimmune skin diseases such as vitiligo, atopic dermatitis, and psoriasis, the researchers say.
The 54-year-old has a condition called vitiligo, which has caused pigment loss in parts of his skin.
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