(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:06:47

Mel`a*nae"mi*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. , -, black + blood.] Med.

A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood corpuscles.

 

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