Organ or Tissue Function
skin pigmentation
skin pig·men·ta·tion
Subclass of:
Skin Physiological Phenomena; Physical Appearance, Body; Pigmentation
Definitions related to skin pigmentation:
  • The color of the skin as determined by the amount of melanin present.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Melanin is the pigment that produces the various shades and colors of human skin, hair, and eyes. Coloration (pigmentation) is determined by the amount of melanin in the skin. Without melanin, the skin would be pale white with shades of pink caused by blood flow through the skin. Fair-skinned people produce very little melanin,...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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