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Definition of Hyperpigmentation
1. Noun. Unusual darkening of the skin.
Specialized synonyms: Burn, Sunburn, Suntan, Tan
Antonyms: Hypopigmentation
Definition of Hyperpigmentation
1. Noun. The darkening of an area of skin or nails, caused by increased melanin. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Hyperpigmentation
1. Darkening of the skin. (16 Dec 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hyperpigmentation
Literary usage of Hyperpigmentation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ultra violet rays in modern dermatology by Ralph Bernstein (1918)
"COMMENTS ON TIME, PRESSURE, REACTION, PAIN, SCARRING, HAEMORRHAGE, EMBOLISM AND
hyperpigmentation. The results to be obtained in the use of ultra violet ..."
2. The Principles and Practice of Dermatology by William Allen Pusey (1917)
"True hyperpigmentation (melanosis) is produced by the presence of an increased
quantity of melanin in the lower part of the mucous layer and in the ..."
3. Collected Papers by the Staff of Saint Mary's Hospital, Mayo Clinic by Saint Marys Hospital (Rochester, Minn.) (1917)
"Histologic examination of the ganglion showed granular degeneration of the
ganglion-cells, 3; hyperpigmentation, 1; embryonic cells, 1; atrophy of the ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"Cases 5 and 6 may be grouped with three operative cases previously reported.1 These
5 cases showed considerable hyperpigmentation and granular degeneration, ..."
5. Arsenic by Assembly Of Life Sciences, National Academies Press, Assembly of Life Sciences (U.S.), National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (1977)
"The male : female ratios were 2.9 : 1 for skin cancer and 1.1:1 for hyperpigmentation
and keratosis. Generally speaking, the prevalence of each of the three ..."
6. The British Journal of Dermatology by British Association of Dermatology (1906)
"The skin at the margins of the area did not present any marked hyperpigmentation.
The lesion began at the age of four years and was gradually spreading. ..."
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