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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

hyperpigmentationoverpigmentationpigmentationrepigmentation

Etymology

From de- + pigmentation.

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