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Definition of Depigmentation
1. Noun. Absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair.
Definition of Depigmentation
1. Noun. (pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Depigmentation
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Medical Definition of Depigmentation
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Depigmentation
Literary usage of Depigmentation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ophthalmoscopic Diagnosis Based on Typical Pictures of the Fundus of the Eye by Curt Adam (1913)
"We meet with the following typical forms of depigmentation: (a) a diffuse ...
57) ; (b) a depigmentation in the form of minute spots, as in Fig. ..."
2. The Microtomist's Vade-mecum: A Handbook of the Methods of Microscopic Anatomy by Arthur Bolles Lee (1896)
"The operation of depigmentation may be combined with that of staining; if you
stain with borax-carmine and wash out in the last-mentioned mixture the ..."
3. Transactions of the American Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting by American Ophthalmological Society (1915)
"Along the superior temporal and nasal veins partial choroidal depigmentation had
taken place. On April 21st, V. =TW with central scotoma. ..."
4. Journal of Cutaneous and Genito-urinary Diseases (1902)
"(3) A shaving off of separate epithelial cells and deposition of same in the cutis.
(4) A gradual depigmentation and condensation of the protoplasm. ..."