alphosis

alphosis
alphosis [al fō′sis]
n.
ModL < Gr alphos, dull-white leprosy; akin to L albus, white: see ELF

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  • alphosis — [al fō′sis] n. [ModL < Gr alphos, dull white leprosy; akin to L albus, white: see ELF] LEUKODERMA …   English World dictionary

  • alphosis — /ælˈfoʊsəs/ (say al fohsuhs) noun lack of pigment in the skin, as in albinism. {Greek alphos kind of leprosy + osis} …  

  • alphosis —   n. Medicine, lack of skin pigmentation …   Dictionary of difficult words

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