HYPERPIGMENTATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unusual darkening of the skin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("hyperpigmentation" 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 "hyperpigmentation"):

burn; sunburn; suntan; tan (a browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun)

Antonym:

hypopigmentation (unusual lack of skin color)

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