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Found 2 items, similar to melanism.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: melanism
melanism
n : a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin
(especially in the skin) [syn:
melanosis]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Melanism
Melanism
\Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. me`las,
-anos, black.]
[1913 Webster]
1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin
or its appendages; -- the opposite of
albinism.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See
Mel[ae]na.
[1913 Webster]
Melanism
\Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. (Ethnol.)
The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as
shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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