depigmentation

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

noun Pathology.

loss of pigment.

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.

The loss or removal of normal pigmentation.

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