melanaemia
Meanings
noun
- A morbid state in which the blood contains black pigment, either floating freely or embedded in the white blood cells; either a disease or a sign of one, ambiguously.
Word forms
Etymology
Medical English, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, melan(o)- + -aemia, "black blood" or "dark blood".
Derived words
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