depigmentation

Definitions of depigmentation
  1. noun
    absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
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    antonyms:
    pigmentation
    coloration of living tissues by pigment
    types:
    poliosis
    loss of color from the hair
    type of:
    coloration, colouration
    appearance with regard to color
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