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What is the medical term meaning cancerous tumor with black pigmentation?
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∙ 11y ago
Melanoma means cancer of melanocytes, or pigment-generating skin cells.
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∙ 11y agomelanocarcinoma
melanocarcinoma
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What is the medical term meaning black skin?
African American?
What is the name of skin pigmentation problem in black skin?
Vitiligo
Is black the absence of color in skin pigment?
The loss of pigmentation in the skin is called Hypo-pigmentation and the total loss of skin pigment is called Albinism.
If you're albino are you able to get a black eye?
Yes. The color of a black eye is not related to skin pigmentation.
How are spirit bears defined scientifically?
They are albino Black Bears (They lack pigmentation)
What is the medical term meaning black pigment that determines one's skin color?
melanin
What is the medical term meaning bluish-black marks on the skin caused by hemorrhages into the skin?
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Why are your armpits black?
Black armpits could be a sign of over-pigmentation of the skin. It could also be because of shaving if you have dark hair.
Can pugs be black?
They can. Black on the tongue is due to extra pigmentation, something every dog breed can experience, including pugs.
What is argyrosis?
Argyrosis is a condition in which prolonged exposure to environmental silver leads to a black pigmentation of tissue.
What is the difference between brown pigeons and gray pigeons?
There is none. It is just the pigmentation of their feathers. A mother pigeon who has brown feathers is likely to lay an egg with a pigeon inside it of similar pigmentation, just as a black woman will probably give birth to a black child.
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning dark?
melan-, as in melena (black stools) or melanocyte (pigment-producing skin cell).Melan- or Nigra-
