| melene | <chemistry> An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C30H60, of the ethylene series, obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax. Synonym: melissene, and melissylene. Origin: Melissic + ethylene. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| melenemesis | Vomiting of dark-coloured or blackish material. See: black vomit. Origin: G. Melas, black, + emesis, vomiting (05 Mar 2000) |
| Meleney's gangrene | Undermining ulcer of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, usually following an operation, caused by a synergistic interaction between microaerophilic nonhemolytic streptococci and aerobic haemolytic staphylococci. Synonym: Meleney's gangrene, progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Meleney's ulcer | Undermining ulcer of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, usually following an operation, caused by a synergistic interaction between microaerophilic nonhemolytic streptococci and aerobic haemolytic staphylococci. Synonym: Meleney's gangrene, progressive bacterial synergistic gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Meleney, Frank | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1889-1963. See: Meleney's gangrene, Meleney's ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |