melanuria etymology

English word melanuria comes from English -uria, English melano- (Melanin.)

Detailed word origin of melanuria

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-uria English (eng) (pathology) Referring to the state or condition of the urine.
melano- English (eng) Melanin.
melanuria English (eng) (medicine) The excretion of urine of an abnormally dark colour, caused by the presence of melanin or other pigments or by the action of phenol, creosote, resorcin, and other coal-tar derivatives.

Words with the same origin as melanuria

Descendants of -uria
amyluria anuria bacilluria candiduria crystalluria cystathioninuria erythrocyturia erythruria fructosuria haemoglobinuria histidinuria hydruria hyperaminoaciduria hyperproteinuria hypocitraturia oligouria paruria peptonuria phosphaturia phosphoruria saccharosuria spermaturia uraturia urobilinuria
Descendants of melano-
eumelanosome melanoblast melanocratic melanocyte melanoderma melanofilament melanogen melanoid melanolysosome melanoma melanomacrophage melanophage melanophore melanoprotein melanopsin melanosarcoma melanosis melanosomal melanosome melanotubule melanous pheomelanosome