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hyperpigmentation

[pig-muhn-tey-shuhn]

pig·men·ta·tion

[pig-muhn-tey-shuhn]
noun
1.
coloration, especially of the skin.
2.
Biology. coloration with or deposition of pigment.

Origin:
1865–70; < Late Latin pigmentāt(us) painted, colored (see pigment, -ate1) + -ion

hy·per·pig·men·ta·tion, noun
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hyperpigmentation hy·per·pig·men·ta·tion (hī'pər-pĭg'mən-tā'shən)
n.
Excess pigment in a tissue or body part.

pigmentation pig·men·ta·tion (pĭg'mən-tā'shən)
n.

  1. Coloration of tissues by pigment.

  2. Deposition of pigment by cells.

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