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depigmentation

[dee-pig-muh n-tey-shuh n]
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noun Pathology.
  1. loss of pigment.
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Origin of depigmentation

First recorded in 1885–90; de- + pigmentation
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depigmentation in Medicine

depigmentation

(dē-pĭg′mən-tā′shən, -mĕn-)
n.
  1. The loss or removal of normal pigmentation.
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