[ ˌpɪgmɛn'təʊsə ]
■ noun Medicine a hereditary eye disease characterized by black pigmentation and gradual degeneration of the retina.
Origin
C19: pigmentosa , feminine of L. pigmentosus , from pigmentum 'pigment'.
[ ˌpɪgmɛn'təʊsə ]
■ noun Medicine a hereditary eye disease characterized by black pigmentation and gradual degeneration of the retina.
Origin
C19: pigmentosa , feminine of L. pigmentosus , from pigmentum 'pigment'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004