The medical vocabulary, containing a concise explanation of the terms used in medicine and its accessory sciences : to which is appended a selection of Indian medical words in common use / by Robert Fowler.

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1875
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    Melania'nous (pe'Aas, melas, black). Applied to those marks, or cutaneous spots, which result from a local excess of colouring1 matter, and which are of a shade intermediate between the normal colour and black.—Geoffroy St. Hilaire. Mela'nic (pe'Aa?, melas, black). Of, or pertaining to, Melanosis; black. Melani'smus (same). The change of coloration of the skin produced by the presence of an increased quan- tity of pigment, of a deeper hue than natural.—St. Hilaire. Melani'tic (same). Pertaining to Melanite, or a black variety of Garnet. Melanoderma (pe'Aas, melas,black; Se'ppa, derma, skin). Black discolora- tion of the skin. Melanoid (pe'Aas, melas, black; elSos, eidos, appearance). Kesero- bling, or having the character of. Melanosis ; of a melanic appearance. Melano'ma (pe'Aas, melas, black). 1. Any black discoloration or product. —Carswell. 2. Syn. of Melanosis. A tumour composed as it were of black pigment. Melanopa'thia OaeA.as, melas, black; ndOos, pathos, affection). A cuta- neous disease consisting in a patchy augmentation of black pigment. Melanopneumon (pe'Aas, melas, black; irvevfjLwv, pneumdn, lungs). Melanosis of the lungs. Melanorhabdo'tous (pe'Aas, melas, black ; pafi&os, rabdos, stripe). Nat. Hist. Marked with a long black mark or stripe. Melanose (pe'Aas,melas,black). Black. Melano'sis (pe'Aas, melas, black ; vocros, nosos, disease). A disease consisting in the deposition of a more or less black morbid product, unor- ganized, varying in form, consistence, and size, in different parts of the body. Melanosti'ctous (iae'Aas, melas, black; o-ti/ctos, stiktos, pricked). Nat. Hist. Marked with black points. Melanurin (pe'Aas, melas, black; oUpor, ouron, urine). A black pig- ment occasionally met with in the urin e.—Br aconnot. 303 Mela'sma (pe'Aas, melas, black). A cutaneous disease, consisting of one or more broad, irregular-shaped, scarcely raised, patches of a very dark colour, being a deposit of black pig- ment in the skin. Syn. of Melano- derma. Mela'sma, Addisonii. V. Addison, Disease of. Melice'ris. Melicero'ma (pe'Ai, meli, honey; /ajpos, keros, wax). 1. An encysted tumour whose contents resemble honey and wax. 2. Syn. of Kerion. Melitse'mia (pe'Ai, meli, honey ; alp,a, aima, blood). A condition of the blood, in which it contains an abnormal quantity of sugar. Melita'gra (pe'At, meli, honey; ay pa, agra, seizure). A name given to a variety of Impetigo, or to Eczema im- petiginoides, from the resemblance of their yellowish and brownish-yel- low thick crusts to dried honey. Meli'tis (pijAa, mela, cheeks; and itis). Inflammation of the cheeks.— Kraus. Melitu'ria (p>?Ai, meli, honey; ovpov, ouron, urine). Diabetic, or saccha- rine, urine. Melleo'la (pe'Ai, meli, honey). Com- binations of honey with powders.— Beral. Melleo'lica (same). Combinations of honey in general.—Beral. Mel'leous (same). Of, or belonging to, or containing, honey. Melli'ferous (L.mel, honey; fero, I bear). Producing, or bearing, honey. Melliflca'tion (L. mel, honey; facio, I make). The making, or production, of honey. Melli'genous (pe'Ai, meli, honey; yewaio, gennao, I beget). Having the qualities of honey. Melli'tie (peAt, meli, honey; \L8o<;, litiros, stone). Pertaining to Mellite, or honey-stone. Meloae'mia (pe'Aa?, melas, black ; alpa, aima, blood). A condition of the Blood characterized by its non- coagulability, black colour, and septic properties.