Vitiligo Vocab

3. Coloring or color
6. Vitiligo that affects only one part of the body.
8. Cells that identify foreign substances and attack them to protect the body.
9. The body’s reaction to an injury in which fighter cells will be sent to attack germs, but will sometimes attack healthy cells, too.
11. Places where bone is close to the skin.
13. Vitiligo that affects only a few parts or sections of skin.
17. Fighter cells in the body’s immune system.
18. An autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks melanocytes, which causes depigmentation.
19. A gene that creates proteins which controls the activity of T Cells.
20. A disorder in which the body cannot tell what’s foreign and what’s part of the body, so it attacks normal body cells.

1. The inner lining of the mouth and nose.
2. Vitiligo that affects nearly all skin surfaces.
4. Radiation from artificial light or the sun.
5. The cell in the skin that creates melanin.
7. The layer of skin where melanin is found.
10. The gene that regulates inflammation.
12. The loss of pigment or lightening of skin.
14. Vitiligo that appears on only the face and hands.
15. Vitiligo that affects many parts of the body, and sometimes appears symetrically.
16. The pigment that colors skin.