vitiligo Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet


Vit`i*li"go noun
Etymology
L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium blemish, vice.
Definitions
  1. (Med.) A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.

Webster 1913