melanuria

English

Etymology

melano- + -uria

Noun

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

Noun

melanuria f (plural melanurie)

  1. (pathology) blackwater fever

Synonyms

  • febbre emoglobinurica
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