Definition of VITILIGO

vitiligo

Plural: vitiligos

Noun

  • A skin condition causing loss of pigment in patches.
  • an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)
  • The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.
  • Alphos, a form of leprosy.

Examples

  • Finding VITILIGO on the rack felt like an odd, rare medical term for a high-scoring play.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin vitilīgō.

Synonyms

leucoderma

Scrabble Score: 12

vitiligo: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
vitiligo: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vitiligo: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

vitiligo: valid Words With Friends Word