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melanosis |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Melanosis \Mel`a*no"sis\, [NL., fr Gr ? a growing black, fr me`las, -anos, black.] (Med.) The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: melanosis n : a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) [syn: {melanism}]
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