melanotic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of melanotic
Example Sentences
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Melanin pigment is formed in relation to the cells and stroma of certain epithelial tumours, giving rise to melanotic cancer, one of the most malignant of all new growths.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
He makes a distinction between melanotic and pulmonary matter.
From An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners by Makellar, Archibald
Tumours.—The simple tumours met with on the face include sebaceous and dermoid cysts, nævus, plexiform neuroma and adenoma; the malignant forms include the squamous epithelioma, and rodent, paraffin, and melanotic cancers.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander
Etiology and Occurrence.—While paralysis of the femoral nerve, also known as "dropped stifle" occurs as a result of local injuries and melanotic tumors in gray horses, most cases are due to azoturia.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
In addition to being unsightly, they bleed freely when abraded, are liable to ulcerate from friction and pressure, and occasionally become the starting-point of melanotic cancer.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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