Meanings
nounhypopigmentation (countable and uncountable, plural hypopigmentations)
plural hypopigmentations
- countableuncountableAbnormally reduced pigmentation.
Synonyms: underpigmentation · Antonyms: hyperpigmentation, overpigmentation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAbnormally reduced pigmentation.
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noununusual lack of skin color
Opposite
Broader
physical conditionphysiological statephysiological condition
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Ancient Greekῠ̔πό (hŭpó)
- Ancient Greekὑπο- (hupo-)
- Englishhypo-
- Englishpigment
- Englishpigmentation
- Englishhypopigmentation
From hypo- + pigmentation.
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APA
hypopigmentation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypopigmentation
MLA
“hypopigmentation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypopigmentation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypopigmentation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypopigmentation.
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