白しろ癜なまず

noun

vitiligo; leukoderma

Medical term for a skin condition causing loss of pigment. The word literally means 'white catfish', from the resemblance of white patches to a catfish's pale belly.

• 白しろ癜なまずは皮ひ膚ふの色しき素そが抜ぬける病びょう気きです。

  Vitiligo is a condition where the skin loses its pigment.

• 彼かれは白しろ癜なまずの治ち療りょうを受うけている。

  He is receiving treatment for vitiligo.