melanosis

English

Etymology

From melano- +‎ -osis.

Noun

melanosis (countable and uncountable, plural melanoses)

1. (pathology) The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.
2. (pathology) A pigmentation of tissue.
3. (alchemy) Synonym of nigredo.

Synonyms

• black cancer (see the citation from 1882 in The Cincinnati Enquirer)

Derived terms

• fibromelanosis
• hepatomelanosis

Related terms

• hypermelanosis
• melanose
• melanotic

Translations

morbid deposition of black matter

• Finnish: melanoosi
• Galician: melanose (gl) f
• Russian: мелано́зис (ru) m (melanózis)

Anagrams

• loaminess, molassine, semolinas, sesaminol, sesamolin, simoleans