Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to or affected by vitiligo: Describes something that pertains to or is characterized by vitiligo, a condition causing loss of skin pigment in patches.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The dermatologist identified the patches as vitiliginous skin.
  • Research focuses on the vitiliginous areas to understand pigment loss.

Advanced Usage

• Medical/Clinical Context: Used almost exclusively in medical, dermatological, or scientific writing to describe skin, lesions, or processes associated with vitiligo.
  • The study compared melanocyte counts in vitiliginous and non-lesional skin.

Variants and Related Words

• Vitiligo (n): The name of the skin condition itself, characterized by smooth, white patches due to pigment loss.
  • She was diagnosed with vitiligo.

Synonyms

• Leukodermic (adj): Relating to leukoderma, another term for localized loss of skin pigmentation.
• Depigmented (adj): Having lost pigment (a more general term that can apply to vitiliginous areas).

Notes on Usage

• This is a highly specialized medical term. In everyday language, one would typically say "patches from vitiligo" or "skin affected by vitiligo" rather than use the adjective vitiliginous.

Adjective

1. of or relating to or having vitiligo