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depigmentation

[ dee-pig-muhn-tey-shuhn ]

noun

, Pathology.
  1. loss of pigment.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of depigmentation1

First recorded in 1885–90; de- + pigmentation
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Example Sentences

The disease causes depigmentation of sections of skin, resulting in discoloration.

What combined agencies, as of climate and selection, have wrought out this marvellous depigmentation, we need not here inquire.

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