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Definitions of pigmentation
  1. noun
    coloration of living tissues by pigment
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  2. noun
    the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings
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Definition that contains pigmentation
  • brunette marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
  • tanning process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light
  • brunet marked by dark or relatively dark pigmentation of hair or skin or eyes
  • depigmentation absence or loss of pigmentation (or less than normal pigmentation) in the skin or hair
  • albinism the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair
  • melanocyte-stimulating hormone a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
  • achromia an absence of normal pigmentation especially in the skin (as in albinism) or in red blood cells
  • msh a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
  • choroid a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
  • choroid coat a highly vascular membrane in the eye between the retina and the sclera; a dark pigmentation minimizes the scattering of light inside the eye
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