melanotic

American  

[mel-uh-not-ik] / ˌmɛl əˈnɒt ɪk /

adjective

Pathology.

1. of or affected with melanosis

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Etymology

Origin of melanotic

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

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Example Sentences

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melanotic

The melanotic cancer contains abundant pigment, melanin, within its cells.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Some cancers, such as that known as “rodent,” show malignant features which are entirely local, while others, such as melanotic cancer, exhibit a malignancy characterised by rapid generalisation of growths throughout the body.

From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson

The author has done this operation many times, in cases extensive and of old standing, for malignant disease, melanotic and encephaloid.

From A Manual of the Operations of Surgery For the Use of Senior Students, House Surgeons, and Junior Practitioners by Joseph Bell

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

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix

Of the solid tumours the glioma and the sarcoma are the most common, and when they originate in the pigmented structures of the globe they present the characters of melanotic growths.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles

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