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noun
The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: repigmentation, hyperpigmentation, overpigmentation
noun
absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: pigmentation
Broader terms: coloration, colouration
Narrower terms: poliosis
History
From de- + pigmentation.
