vitiligo

noun

vit·i·li·go ˌvi-tə-ˈlī-(ˌ)gō -ˈlē-

: a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body

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My daughter has vitiligo and is adjusting to the changes in her skin and hair. — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026 Jaquan Wright is known as Two Skin, a moniker that nods to his vitiligo skin disorder. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2026 And, on the note of food, Winnie Harlow became Neapolitan ice cream as a nod to her vitiligo. — Essence, 3 Nov. 2025 Born with vitiligo, a condition that causes loss of skin pigmentation, Harlow has long navigated an industry that was not built with her in mind. — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for vitiligo

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Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, skin eruption

First Known Use

circa 1842, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of vitiligo was circa 1842

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vitiligo

noun

vit·i·li·go

ˌvit-ᵊl-ˈī-(ˌ)gō also -ˈē-

: a progressive skin disorder that is a form of leukoderma caused by the localized or generalized destruction of melanocytes and marked by sharply circumscribed white spots of skin

vitiligo

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