melanoderma /mel·a·no·der·ma/ (-der´mah) abnormally increased melanin in the skin.
melanoderma
mel·a·no·der·ma (m l  -n -dûr m)n. An abnormal darkening of the skin caused by deposition of excess melanin or of metallic substances. |
melanoderma
[mel′ənōdur′mə]
Etymology: Gk, melas + derma, skin
any abnormal darkening of the skin caused by increased deposits of melanin or the salts of iron or silver.
melanoderma
an abnormally increased amount of melanin in the skin due to either an increase in production of melanin by the melanocytes normally present or to an increase in the number of melanocytes, with production of hyperpigmented patches.
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