Leucism vs. Vitiligo

Leucismnoun

An animal condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales or cuticle, but not the eyes (caused by a reduction in multiple types of pigment, not just melanin).

Leucism

Leucism () is a wide variety of conditions that result in the partial loss of pigmentation in an animal—causing white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin, hair, feathers, scales, or cuticles, but not the eyes. It is occasionally spelled leukism.

Vitiligonoun

The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.

Vitiligonoun

(obsolete) Alphos, a form of leprosy.

Vitiligonoun

A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth, milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.

Vitiligonoun

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

Vitiligonoun

a condition in which the pigment is lost from areas of the skin, causing whitish patches, often with no clear cause.

Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a long-term skin condition characterized by patches of the skin losing their pigment. The patches of skin affected become white and usually have sharp margins.