0
What is the medical term meaning any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in the body?
Disease marked by abnormal pigmentation may be called chromatosis or melanosis, or melanopathy. Amelanism or amelanosis is the term used for a lack of pigmentation of the skin.
Some examples of chromatosis or melanosis:
- Vitiligo, an autoimmune disorder characterized by splotchy white patches of unpigmented skin.
- chloasma,
- Addison's disease
- hepatitis
Chromatosis, melanosis
Melanopathy is a term for disease of excess pigmentation.
melanopathy
Chromatosis, melanosis
melonopathy
What else can I help you with?
What is the medical term meaning Condition in which all skin pigment other than yellow and orange disappears?
xanthochroism
What is the medical term meaning the condition of dark pigment that accumulates in urine as a result of liver or gallbladder disease?
bilirubinuria
What is the medical term meaning Missing enzyme necessary for the production of melanin?
Albinism=this condition is the result of a missing enzyme that is necessary for the production of melanin.Albinism=this condition is the result of a missing enzyme that is necessary for the production of melanin.
A condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in the body tissues or organs is called?
The condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in the body tissues or organs is called melanosis. Melanosis can be caused by various factors such as medications, heavy metals, or underlying medical conditions. Treatment depends on the underlying cause and may involve addressing the root issue or managing symptoms.
What is the medical term meaning skin pigment?
Melanin
What is the medical term for an abnormal condition of deposits of black pigment in different parts of the body?
Melanosis is the term for unusual black pigment deposits and it can be seen in the colon and rectum sometimes when a biopsy is done. This is called melanosis coli. This odd pigmentation is not cancerous.Another condition is Black Lung Disease. It is caused by long exposure to coal dust and was (and is) still seen in miners. The miners used to work without any type of protection for the respiratory tract. It wasn't until 2016 that the final rules were put in place for the miner's protection.Another dark pigment condition is seen in the skin and is called melisma.
What is the medical term meaning Absence of skin pigment?
VitiligoalbinismAlbinoAlbinoism.
What is the medical term meaning black pigment that determines one's skin color?
melanin
What is the medical term meaning loss of pigment in in areas of the skin resulting in milky white patches?
vitiligo
What is the medical term meaning white?
Leuko- is the medical term for white.albin/o or leuk/0
What is the medical term meaning high blood pigment levels?
Hyperbilirubinemia.not sure what you are looking for......jaundice, icterus, hyperbilirubinemia?This is called jaundice.
What is the medical term meaning cancerous tumor with black pigmentation?
Melanoma means cancer of melanocytes, or pigment-generating skin cells.
