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alphos

UK/ˈalfəs/US/ˈælfəs/

alphos noun: any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.

Noun

alphos (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.

alphos meaning in Tamil and Kannada

alphos in Tamil

alphos, white leprosy
குட்டை kuṭṭai

alphos in Kannada

ಕೆಂಗಲೆಸುಂಡು, ಕುಷ್ಠ

Forms of alphos

alternative formalphus

Origin of alphos

From Latin alphos, from Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis, etc.”).

Questions about alphos

What does alphos mean?
Alphos means any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.
What is alphos in Tamil?
Alphos in Tamil is குட்டை (kuṭṭai). See Alphos meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is alphos?
Alphos is a noun.
How do you pronounce alphos?
Alphos is pronounced /ˈælfəs/ (US).

Words near alphos in the dictionary

  1. Alphonzo
  2. alphorn
  3. alphornist
  4. alphornists
  5. alphorns
  6. alphos
  7. alphoscerate
  8. alphoscerates
  9. alphosis
  10. alphostatin
  11. Alpian

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Adapted from Wiktionary: alphos (page history and authors); குட்டை (Tamil) (page history and authors); alphos (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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