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An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.

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  1. n. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism.
  2. n. A disease; black jaundice. See Mel/na.
  3. n. a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
  4. 1. An indue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of albinism. 2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See Mel.
  5. A disease; black jaundice. See Mel.
  6. n a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)