melanuria
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melanuria
[mel″ah-nu´re-ah]the discharge of darkly stained urine.
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mel·a·nu·ri·a
(mel'an-yū'rē-ă),The excretion of urine of a dark color, resulting from the presence of melanin or other pigments or from the action of phenol, creosote, resorcin, and other coal tar derivatives.
[melano- + G. ouron, urine]
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melanuria
The presence of melanin in the urine, which may occur in metastatic melanoma.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mel·a·nu·ri·a
(mel'ă-nyū'rē-ă)The excretion of dark-colored urine, resulting from the presence of melanin or other pigments or from the action of phenol and other coal tar derivatives.
[melano- + G. ouron, urine]
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melanuria
The presence of the black pigment MELANIN in the urine of people suffering from widespread MALIGNANT MELANOMA.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005