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amelanosis

amelanosis noun: a lack of melanin pigmentation.

Noun

amelanosis (countable and uncountable, plural amelanoses)

  1. A lack of melanin pigmentation
    Synonyms:
    amelanism

Synonyms of amelanosis

Forms of amelanosis

pluralamelanoses

Origin of amelanosis

From a- + melanin + -osis.

Questions about amelanosis

What does amelanosis mean?
Amelanosis means a lack of melanin pigmentation.
What part of speech is amelanosis?
Amelanosis is a noun.
What is the plural of amelanosis?
The plural of amelanosis is amelanoses.

Words near amelanosis in the dictionary

  1. amelanchiers
  2. Ameland
  3. amelanism
  4. amelanistic
  5. amelanoses
  6. amelanosis
  7. amelanotic
  8. amelcorn
  9. Amele
  10. ameled
  11. ameletid

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