VITILIGO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does vitiligo mean? 

• VITILIGO (noun)
  The noun VITILIGO has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: VITILIGO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VITILIGO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("vitiligo" is a kind of...):

disease of the skin; skin disease; skin disorder (a disease affecting the skin)

Meronyms (parts of "vitiligo"):

hypopigmentation (unusual lack of skin color)

Derivation:

vitiliginous (of or relating to or having vitiligo)

 Context examples 

A type of photodynamic therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

(Methoxsalen With Ultraviolet A Therapy, NCI Dictionary)

A drug used together with UV light to treat psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.

(Methoxsalen, NCI Dictionary)

Bergamot oil is used in the treatment of psoriasis, mycosis fungoides, and vitiligo.

(Citrus bergamia Extract, NCI Thesaurus)