alphos

== English == === Alternative forms === alphus === Etymology === From Latin alphos, from Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis, etc.”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈælfəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈalfəs/ === Noun === alphos (uncountable) (medicine, obsolete) Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis. ==== Coordinate terms ==== leuce, melas === References === “alphos, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021. === Anagrams === pholas