disease of the skin vs vitiligo

vitiligo vs disease of the skin

disease of the skin and vitiligo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
disease of the skin	Yes	No	No	No
vitiligo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, vitiligo is a hyponym of disease of the skin; that is, vitiligo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than disease of the skin:

disease of the skin: a disease affecting the skin
vitiligo: an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)

Other hyponyms of disease of the skin include acantholysis, acanthosis, acanthosis nigricans, keratosis nigricans, acne, dermatosis, eczema, erythroderma, furunculosis, impetigo, jungle rot, keratoderma, keratodermia, keratonosis, keratosis, leukoderma, lichen, livedo, lupus, melanism, melanosis, molluscum, necrobiosis lipoidica, necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, pemphigus, prurigo, psoriasis, rhagades, Saint Anthony's fire, seborrhea, xanthoma, xanthosis.

disease of the skin (noun)	vitiligo (noun)
a disease affecting the skin	an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border)

Difference between disease of the skin and vitiligo

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