HYPOPIGMENTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hypopigmentation mean? 

• HYPOPIGMENTATION (noun)
  The noun HYPOPIGMENTATION has 1 sense:

1. unusual lack of skin color

  Familiarity information: HYPOPIGMENTATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYPOPIGMENTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unusual lack of skin color

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hypopigmentation" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hypopigmentation"):

albinism (the congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair)

Holonyms ("hypopigmentation" is a part of...):

leukoderma (a congenital skin condition characterized by spots or bands of unpigmented skin)

vitiligo (an acquired skin disease characterized by patches of unpigmented skin (often surrounded by a heavily pigmented border))

Antonym:

hyperpigmentation (unusual darkening of the skin)

 Context examples 

It is characterized by hypopigmentation of the skin, hair and eyes, recurrent infections, neutropenia, and immune system abnormalities.

(Griscelli Syndrome Type 2, NCI Thesaurus)

It is characterized by hypopigmentation of the skin, hair, and eyes, resulting in very fair skin, white colored hair, and reduced pigmentation in the iris and retina.

(Oculocutaneous Albinism, NCI Thesaurus)

The skin changes evolve from an initial blistering rash, to wart-like lesions, and eventually to hypopigmentation.

(Incontinentia Pigmenti, NCI Thesaurus)