Definitions
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- adj. Afflicted with hyperpigmentation.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Excessively pigmented.
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Examples
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These spots are actually hyperpigmented lesions that come in various coffee colors, from light brown to dark brown hence the name, “coffee with milk”.
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A placebo-controlled, double-blind in vivo study involving more than two hundred subjects reported that topical niacinamide and N-acetyl glucosamine, when paired in a formulation, significantly reduced the appearance of hyperpigmented skin.4 In vitro studies have proven that the ingredients stimulate hyaluronan synthesis.5
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The official name for your liver spots is hyperpigmented lentigines.
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A 34-year-old woman reported with a hyperpigmented palpable lesion, approximately 5-10 mm in diameter, was found on the patient's left labium majus.
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Her physical exam was remarkable for tachycardia, hyperpigmented spots on her lips and an abdomen tender to deep palpation with no rebound tenderness.
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Depolarization of embryonic cells by misexpression of KCNE1 non-cell-autonomously induced melanocytes to overproliferate, spread out, and become highly invasive of blood vessels, liver, gut, and neural tube, leading to a deeply hyperpigmented phenotype.
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In dermatosis neglecta, a progressive accumulation of sebum, sweat, keratin and other dirt and debris, occurs due to inadequate local hygiene resulting in a localized hyperpigmented patch or a verrucous plaque.
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However, the skin areas treated with the laser combination were significantly more likely to have been darkened, or hyperpigmented, by the treatments, and these areas were also significantly more painful after treatment.
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Some acne lesions leave hyperpigmented and red marks on the skin even after they have been entirely healed.
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"If you'd called, I could've saved you the toll ... 'specimens found under the victim's fingernails suggest a hyperpigmented dermis consistent with a non-Caucasian.'
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