Definitions for melanosis

melanosis mel·a·no·sis

Spelling: [mel-uh-noh-sis]
IPA: /ˌmɛl əˈnoʊ sɪs/

Melanosis is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 702 anagrams from letters in melanosis (aeilmnoss).

Definitions for melanosis

noun

  1. abnormal deposition or development of black or dark pigment in the tissues.
  2. a discoloration caused by this.

Origin of melanosis

1815-25; New Latin Late Greek melánōsis a becoming black. See melan-, -osis

Examples for melanosis

In chronic cases the eventual effects are anaemia, melanosis, enlargement of the spleen and liver, and general cachexia.

He is stated to have died of "melanosis of the lungs," a disease in which the whole substance of the lungs turns completely black.

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