depigmentation

[ dee-pig-muh n-tey-shuh n ]

/ diˌpɪg mənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun Pathology.

loss of pigment.

Nearby words

dephosphorylate, dephosphorylation, depict, depiction, depicture, depigmentation, depilate, depilation, depilatory, depill, deplane

Origin of depigmentation

First recorded in 1885–90; de- + pigmentation

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Medicine definitions for depigmentation

depigmentation

[ dē-pĭg′mən-tā′shən, -mĕn- ]

n.

The loss or removal of normal pigmentation.

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