vitiligo
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vitiligo
- /ˌvɪtɪˈlaɪɡəʊ/
Rhymes with -aɪɡəʊ
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin vitilīgō.
noun vitiligos
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The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
In the weeks that followed, I began to notice other people with vitiligo. On the streets, in the stores, in their cars. My God, they were everywhere!
Similar: leucoderma
- Alphos, a form of leprosy.
Translations
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noun patchy loss of skin pigmentation
| Español | vitiligo, vitíligo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 백납병 baengnapbyeong, 백반 baekban |
| 日本語 | 白斑 hakuhan, 白癜 shironamazu |
| 中文 | 白癜風 /白癜风 báidiànfēng |
| हिन्दी | सफ़ेद दाग़ safed dāġ, श्वित्र śvitra |
| Português | vitiligo |
| Français | vitiligo |
| Deutsch | Vitiligo, Weißfleckenkrankheit |
| Italiano | vitiligine |
| Ελληνικά | λεύκη léfki |
| Română | vitiligo |
| Русский | витили́го vitilígo |
| Tiếng Việt | bạch biến |
| العربية | بُهَاق buhāq |
| עברית | בַּהֶרֶת bahéret |
Talk about this word "vitiligo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/vitiligo. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. vitiligo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/vitiligo "vitiligo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/vitiligo.Cite this
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title = {vitiligo},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/vitiligo},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
