vitiligo

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vitiligo

  • [bit̪iˈliɣ̞o]

Rhymes with i.go

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Del latín vitiligo ('eczema')

noun vitiligos

  1. Enfermedad de la piel, de etiología desconocida, que ocasiona la muerte de los melanocitos que generan los pigmentos dérmicos, provocando una coloración irregular.

    Similar: leucodermia

  2. outdated Antiguamente, afección pustulosa y escrofulosa de la piel que provoca la aparición de costras blancas.

    Similar: alfos

In English

  • vitiligo patchy loss of skin pigmentation

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@misc{vitiligo_2026,
  title = {vitiligo},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/vitiligo},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}