melas

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noun

Synonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.

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leprosyparticularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skinmelasmaMELAS syndrome
OriginAncient Greek μέλας →
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Meanings

melas1

nounmelas (uncountable)
  1. obsoleteuncountablemedicineSynonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.

    Synonyms: leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin

  2. uncommonuncountablemedicineSynonym of melasma.

    Synonyms: melasma

melas2

noun
  1. pluralplural of mela

Melas3

proper noun
  1. A surname.

MELAS4

nounMELAS (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncountablemedicineAcronym of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (“a condition, caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes”).

    Synonyms: MELAS syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.

Similar
leprosyparticularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin

nounSynonym of melasma.

Similar
melasma
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melasma

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμέλας“black”
  2. Englishmelas

From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

SalemmalesSelmaSmaleSmeallamessemla
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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