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melanosis

melanosis noun: the morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.

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

melanosis meaning in Tamil

melanosis in Tamil

மிகு கருமை நோய், கறுமையம்

Synonyms of melanosis

Forms of melanosis

pluralmelanoses

Origin of melanosis

From melano- + -osis.

Words formed from melanosis

Questions about melanosis

What does melanosis mean?
Melanosis means the morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.
What is melanosis in Tamil?
Melanosis in Tamil is மிகு கருமை நோய், கறுமையம். See Melanosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is melanosis?
Melanosis is a noun.
What is the plural of melanosis?
The plural of melanosis is melanoses.

Words near melanosis in the dictionary

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

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