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melanoses

melanoses is the plural of melanosis.

Meaning of melanosis

Noun

melanosis (countable and uncountable, plural melanoses)

  1. The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.
  2. A pigmentation of tissue.
  3. Synonym of nigredo.
    Synonyms:
    nigredo

Questions about melanoses

What is melanoses the plural of?
Melanoses is the plural of melanosis.

Words near melanoses in the dictionary

  1. melanosarcomata
  2. melanoscope
  3. melanoscopes
  4. melanose
  5. melanosed
  6. melanoses
  7. melanosis
  8. melanosity
  9. melanosomal
  10. melanosome
  11. melanosomes

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