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melanism |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Melanism \Mel"a*nism\, n. (Ethnol.) The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black.] 1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. 2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See {Mel?na}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: melanism n : a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) [syn: {melanosis}]
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