noun
vitiligo; vitiligo vulgaris
Medical term for the common form of vitiligo, characterized by patchy loss of skin pigment.
See also: 白癜
尋常性白斑は、皮膚の色素が抜ける病気です。
Vitiligo vulgaris is a condition in which skin pigment is lost.
白癜 is an older or less specific term for vitiligo, while 尋常性白斑 specifically refers to the common vulgaris type.
Compound of 尋常性 (jinjōsei, 'common, ordinary') and 白斑 (hakuhan, 'white spot, leukoderma').