# melanaemia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A morbid state in which the blood contains black pigment, either floating freely or embedded in the white blood cells; either a disease or a sign of one, ambiguously.

## Etymology
Medical English, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek roots; by surface analysis, melan(o)- + -aemia, "black blood" or "dark blood".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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