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Definition of vitiligo
: a skin disorder manifested by smooth white spots on various parts of the body
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The team is also interested in seeing whether this process could benefit people with skin conditions like vitiligo, an autoimmune disease where parts of the skin stop producing melanin, causing a patchy appearance.
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More women dispelling beauty myths: Now, learn how one woman learned to embrace her vitiligo:
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The album art features Yachty in the center of a movie theater, surrounded by people not normally represented in the media: a girl afflicted with vitiligo, an albino boy and -- perhaps the most controversial -- a young gay couple making out.
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Such stereotyping can be psychologically devastating for people suffering from common skin condition such as vitiligo, warts, acne and hair loss.
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Origin and Etymology of vitiligo
New Latin, from Latin, skin eruption
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