melanosis
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mel·a·no·sis
(mĕl'ə-nō'sĭs) 
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
Abnormally dark pigmentation of the skin or other tissues, resulting from a disorder of pigment metabolism. Also called melanism.
melanotic mel'a·not'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.
n., pl., -ses (-sēz).
Abnormally dark pigmentation of the skin or other tissues, resulting from a disorder of pigment metabolism. Also called melanism.
melanotic mel'a·not'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary:
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mel·a·no·sis
(mĕl'ə-nō'sĭs)
n.
n.
Abnormally dark pigmentation of the skin or other tissues, resulting from a disorder of pigment metabolism. Also called melanism.
mel'a·not'ic (-nŏt'ĭk) adj.Saunders Veterinary Dictionary:
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melanosis
1. a condition characterized by dark pigmentary deposits.
2. a disorder of pigment metabolism.
- m. coli — brown-black discoloration of the mucosa of the colon.
- congenital m. — patches of melanin in the capsule and stroma of the liver or lung in the neonate.
- liver m. — see hepatic lipofuscinosis.
Mosby's Dental Dictionary:
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melanosis
(mel'ənō'sis)
n
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The condition in which melanin pigments appear in the tissues. Melanosis is normal in the gingivae of most dark-skinned individuals and occasionally in those with light skin.
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