melanism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: melanism	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for melanism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
melanism n a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) Synonym(s): melanosis, melanism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Melanism \Mel"anism\ (m[ecr]l"[adot]n[icr]z'm), n. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black.] 1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. 2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See {Mel[?]na}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Melanism \Mel"a*nism\, n. (Ethnol.) The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair.