melanoderma etymology

English word melanoderma comes from English -derma (A specified type of skin or skin disease.), English melano- (Melanin.)

Detailed word origin of melanoderma

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-derma English (eng) A specified type of skin or skin disease.
melano- English (eng) Melanin.
melanoderma English (eng) (pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.

Words with the same origin as melanoderma

Descendants of -derma
hypoderma mycoderma phrynoderma poikiloderma pyoderma pyodermic xeroderma xeroderma pigmentosum xerodermatic
Descendants of melano-
eumelanosome melanoblast melanocratic melanocyte melanofilament melanogen melanoid melanolysosome melanoma melanomacrophage melanophage melanophore melanoprotein melanopsin melanosarcoma melanosis melanosomal melanosome melanotubule melanous melanuria pheomelanosome