melanosis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.
A pigmentation of tissue.
Synonym of nigredo.

melanosis melanoses

From melano- + -osis.

black cancer nigredo

hypermelanosis melanose melanotic

fibromelanosis hepatomelanosis

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