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melanotic

[ mel-uh-not-ik ]

adjective

, Pathology.
  1. of or affected with melanosis


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Word History and Origins

Origin of melanotic1

First recorded in 1820–30; melan- + -otic
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Example Sentences

Hip lameness may also be provoked by melanotic or other tumors.

He makes a distinction between melanotic and pulmonary matter.

The melanotic matter is easily effaced by washing, while the other is removed with difficulty.

The tumor, a melanotic sarcoma, was about the size of a small walnut, and located in the small of the back of an elderly lady.

The black pigment of the cells of melanotic tumors, also called melanin, is not to be directly traced to the hmoglobin.

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