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From melanoma (“black tumor”) + -osis (“disease”). By surface analysis, melan- + -omatosis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A condition in which multiple melanomas are present on the body. Full definition →
From melanoma (“black tumor”) + -osis (“disease”). By surface analysis, melan- + -omatosis.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.