pigmentation

[ pig-muh n-tey-shuh n ]
/ ˌpɪg mənˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

coloration, especially of the skin.
Biology. coloration with or deposition of pigment.

Origin of pigmentation

1865–70; < Late Latin pigmentāt(us) painted, colored (see pigment, -ate1) + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM pigmentation

hy·per·pig·men·ta·tion, noun

Words nearby pigmentation

pigmeat, pigment, pigment cell, pigmentary, pigmentary retinopathy, pigmentation, pigmented, pigmented ameloblastoma, pigmented villonodular synovitis, pigmentolysin, pigmentum nigrum

British Dictionary definitions for hyperpigmentation

pigmentation
/ (ˌpɪɡmənˈteɪʃən) /

noun

coloration in plants, animals, or man caused by the presence of pigments
the deposition of pigment in animals, plants, or man

Medical definitions for hyperpigmentation (1 of 2)

hyperpigmentation
[ hī′pər-pĭg′mən-tā′shən ]

n.

Excessive pigmentation, especially of the skin.

Medical definitions for hyperpigmentation (2 of 2)

pigmentation
[ pĭg′mən-tā′shən ]

n.

Coloration of tissues by pigment.
Deposition of pigment by cells.