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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin);
[syn: melanosis, melanism]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Melanosis \Mel`a*no"sis\, [NL., fr. Gr. ? a growing black, fr. me`las, me`lanos, black.] (Med.) The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumors. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

melanosis n 1: a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) [syn: melanosis, melanism]