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melanocytosis

melanocytosis noun: the presence of an excessive number of melanocytes.

Noun

melanocytosis (plural melanocytoses)

  1. The presence of an excessive number of melanocytes.

Forms of melanocytosis

pluralmelanocytoses

Origin of melanocytosis

From melanocyte + -osis.

Questions about melanocytosis

What does melanocytosis mean?
Melanocytosis means the presence of an excessive number of melanocytes.
What part of speech is melanocytosis?
Melanocytosis is a noun.
What is the plural of melanocytosis?
The plural of melanocytosis is melanocytoses.

Words near melanocytosis in the dictionary

  1. melanocytes
  2. melanocytic
  3. melanocytoma
  4. melanocytomas
  5. melanocytoses
  6. melanocytosis
  7. melanocytotic
  8. melanocytotoxic
  9. melanocytotoxicity
  10. melanoderm
  11. melanoderma

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