melanocytosis

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English melanocyte

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Hellenic *-tis

Ancient Greek -τις (-tis)

Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs)

Ancient Greek -ωσις (-ōsis)bor.

New Latin -ōsislbor.

English -osis

English melanocytosis

From melanocyte + -osis.

Noun

melanocytosis (plural melanocytoses)

1. (medicine) The presence of an excessive number of melanocytes.