melanosis

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noun

The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.

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nigredoblack cancermelanism
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Meanings

nounmelanosis (countable and uncountable, plural melanoses)

plural melanoses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineA pigmentation of tissue.
  3. countableuncountablealchemySynonym of nigredo.

    Synonyms: nigredo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of nigredo.

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nigredo
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black cancer

More synonyms by meaning

nouna condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)

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melanism
Broader
skin diseasedisease of the skinskin disorder
Also see
black cancermelanismnigredo

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From melan- + -osis.

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Translations

Finnish melanoosi
  • melanoosimorbid deposition of black matter
Russian мелано́зис
  • мелано́зис (melanózis)morbid deposition of black matter

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

molassineloaminesssesaminolsesamolin
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APA

melanosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanosis

MLA

“melanosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melanosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanosis.

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