Vitiligo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Vitiligo \Vit`i*li"go\, n. [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium
     blemish, vice.] (Med.)
     A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth,
     milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  vitiligo
       n : an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of
           unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented
           border)