depigmentation

See also: dépigmentation

English

Etymology

From de- +‎ pigmentation.

Noun

depigmentation (countable and uncountable, plural depigmentations)

1. (pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.

   Antonyms: repigmentation, hyperpigmentation, overpigmentation

   Coordinate terms: hypopigmentation, underpigmentation

Derived terms

• depigmentational