- alphosis
- n. Medicine, lack of skin pigmentation.
Dictionary of difficult words. 2015.
alphosis
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alphosis — [al fō′sis] n. 〚ModL < Gr alphos, dull white leprosy; akin to L albus, white: see ELF〛 LEUKODERMA * * * … Universalium
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} …
