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HYPERPIGMENTATION
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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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