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melanosis
CIDE DICTIONARY
melanosis, [NL., fr. Gr. a growing black, fr. me`las, me`lanos, black.].
The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
melanosis, n.
1 = MELANISM.
2 a disorder in the body's production of melanin.
1 = MELANISM.
2 a disorder in the body's production of melanin.
Derivative
melanotic adj.
Etymology
mod.L f. Gk (as MELANIN)
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