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Webster 1913 Edition

Melanosis

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Melˊa-no′sis

,

[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a growing black, fr.

μέλας

,

μέλανος

, black.]

(Med.)

The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors.

Definition 2024

melanosis

melanosis

English

Noun

melanosis ‎(plural melanoses)

(medicine) The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.

Synonyms

black cancer (see 1882 citation, The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Related terms

melanotic