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hypermelanism

hypermelanism noun: an excess of melanin in the skin.

Noun

hypermelanism (uncountable)

  1. An excess of melanin in the skin

Origin of hypermelanism

From hyper- + melanism.

Questions about hypermelanism

What does hypermelanism mean?
Hypermelanism means an excess of melanin in the skin.
What part of speech is hypermelanism?
Hypermelanism is a noun.

Words near hypermelanism in the dictionary

  1. hypermediacy
  2. hypermediated
  3. hypermedication
  4. hypermedium
  5. hypermelanic
  6. hypermelanism
  7. hypermelanization
  8. hypermelanosis
  9. hypermelatoninemia
  10. hypermenorrhea
  11. hypermenorrhoea

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