Defn: Any one of the colored substances found in animal and vegetable tissues and fluids, as bilirubin, urobilin, chlorophyll, etc.
3. Wine flavored with species and honey. Sir W. Scott. Pigment cell (Physiol.), a small cell containing coloring matter, as the pigmented epithelial cells of the choroid and iris, or the pigmented connective tissue cells in the skin of fishes, reptiles, etc.
PIGMENTAL; PIGMENTARY
Pig*men"tal, Pig"men*ta*ry, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments. Dunglison. Pigmentary degeneration (Med.), a morbid condition in which an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues.
PIGMENTATION
Pig`men*ta"tion, n. (Physiol.)
Defn: A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring matter; as, pigmentation of the liver.
PIGMENTED
Pig"ment*ed, a.
Defn: Colored; specifically (Biol.), filled or imbued with pigment; as, pigmented epithelial cells; pigmented granules.
PIGMENTOUS
Pig*men"tous, a.
Defn: Pigmental.