depigmentation meaning

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depigmentation (noun): absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair.

Definition of depigmentation

  1. absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair

    Opposite: pigmentation

    Type of: coloration

    Kinds: poliosis

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ON · 14-letter words

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