Pigmentation:The coloring of the skin, hair,mucousmembranes, andretinaof the eye.Pigmentationis due to the deposition of the pigmentmelanin, which is produced by specialized cells called melanocytes. Other pigment-related terms include hyperpigmentation (too much pigment), hypopigmentation and underpigmentation (too little pigment), anddepigmentation(loss of pigment).
