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melanism
(encz) | melanism, n: |
Melanism
(gcide) | Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. me`las,
-anos, black.]
[1913 Webster]
1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin
or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See Melaena.
[1913 Webster] |
Melanism
(gcide) | Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. (Ethnol.)
The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as
shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
melanism
(wn) | melanism
n 1: a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin
(especially in the skin) [syn: melanosis, melanism] |
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Melanism
(gcide) | Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. me`las,
-anos, black.]
[1913 Webster]
1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin
or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See Melaena.
[1913 Webster]Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. (Ethnol.)
The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as
shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
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