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Definition of Melanoderma
1. Noun. Abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin.
Definition of Melanoderma
1. Noun. (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Melanoderma
1. 1. An abnormal darkening of the skin by deposition of excess melanin. 2. Hyperpigmentation of the skin by melanin or deposition of dark metallic substances such as silver and iron. Origin: melano-+ G. Derma, skin Melanoderma cachecticorum, melanoderma of the cachectic, occurring in certain chronic diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melanoderma
Literary usage of Melanoderma
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Pediatrics: The Hygienic and Medical Treatment of Children by Thomas Morgan Rotch (1906)
"melanoderma lenticularis progressiva (Kaposi's disease) is a very rare disorder,
and is seldom met with in this country. In this affection spots of pigment ..."
2. A Treatise on diseases of the skin by Samuel Lilienthal (1876)
"CHAPTER III. VI. PIGMENTARY DISEASES. Macula;—melanoderma—Morbus ... melanoderma
means, therefore, excess of pigment, resulting in discoloration ; but the ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on Diseases of the Skin: For the Use of Students and by James Nevins Hyde (1888)
"Similarly, the well-known changes occur in the areola of the nipple, along the
linea alba, and about the external genitalia. melanoderma, or Chloasma ..."
4. Handbook of the Diagnosis and Treatment of Skin Diseases by Arthur Van Harlingen (1895)
"The more superficial modes of massage should first be employed. Medicinal
Eruptions.—(See Dermatitis medicamentosa?) melanoderma. ..."
5. The Influence of the Menstrual Function on Certain Diseases of the Skin by Lucius Duncan Bulkley (1906)
"Chloasma and melanoderma. The pigmentary changes in the skin which are associated
with diseases of the female sexual organs and pregnancy are well known, ..."
6. Skin diseases by Malcolm Morris (1880)
"When the stains are larger, more persistent, and are not influenced by exposure
to heat and cold, they are termed lentigines. melanoderma ..."
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