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melanism
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun melanism has 1 sense
- melanism(n = noun.state) melanosis - a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin); Array is a kind of disease of the skin, skin disease, skin disorder
CIDE DICTIONARY
melanism, n. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black.].
- An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of
albinism . [1913 Webster] - A disease; black jaundice. See Melæna. [1913 Webster]
melanism, n.
The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
melanism, n. an unusual darkening of body tissues caused by excessive production of melanin.
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