melanuria

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English

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Etymology

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From melano- +‎ -uria.

Noun

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melanuria (countable and uncountable, plural melanurias)

  1. (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.

Italian

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Noun

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melanuria f (plural melanurie)

  1. (pathology) blackwater fever
    Synonym: febbre emoglobinurica