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piebald skin — piebaldism … Medical dictionary
piebald skin — Pathol. vitiligo … Useful english dictionary
Piebald — A piebald is an animal, especially a horse, that has a spotting pattern of large white and black patches. The colour of the horse s skin underneath its coat is both black (under the black patches of hair) and pink (under the white patches). This… … Wikipedia
Skin — The skin is the body s outer covering. It protects us against heat and light, injury, and infection. It regulates body temperature and stores water, fat, and vitamin D. Weighing about 6 pounds, the skin is the body s largest organ. It is made up… … Medical dictionary
piebald — adjective a piebald animal has large areas of skin of two different colours, usually black and white piebald noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vitiligo — vitiliginous /vit l ij euh neuhs/, adj. vitiligoid, adj. /vit l uy goh, ee goh/, n. Pathol. a skin disorder characterized by smooth, white patches on various parts of the body, caused by the loss of the natural pigment. Also called leukoderma,… … Universalium
piebaldism — Patchy absence of the pigment of scalp hair, giving a streaked appearance; patches of vitiligo may be present in other areas due to absence of melanocytes; often transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait caused by mutation in the KIT … Medical dictionary
Dachshund — A red, smooth, standard sized dachshund Nicknames Teckel (BNL/FR/GER), Tekkel (BNL), Tekkel Doxie (US), Weenie Dog (US) (S.A.), Wiener Dog/Hotdog (US), Sausage Dog (UK/US/AUS), Bassotto (I), Sosis … Wikipedia
Horse markings — These young horses, though all the same color, exhibit uniquely different markings, which can be used to identify individual horses … Wikipedia
Lethal white syndrome — (LWS), also called overo lethal white syndrome (OLWS), lethal white overo (LWO), and overo lethal white foal syndrome (OLWFS), is an autosomal genetic disorder most prevalent in the American Paint Horse. Affected foals are born after the full 11… … Wikipedia
