NOUN | state | hypopigmentation | unusual lack of skin color |
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Meaning | unusual lack of skin color. | |
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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) | |
Narrower | albinism | The congenital absence of pigmentation in the eyes and skin and hair |
Broader | physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition | The condition or state of the body or bodily functions |
Opposite | hyperpigmentation | unusual darkening of the skin |
Spanish | hipopigmentación |
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