| melancholy |
Melancholia (Greek μελαγχολια) was described as a distinct disease as early as the fifth and fourth centuries BC in the Hippocratic writings. It was characterized by "aversion to food, despondency, sleeplessness, irritability, restlessness," as well as the statement that "Grief and fear, when lingering, provoke melancholia". ...
Ãâó: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melancholy
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| Melissa |
"A bee", the sweetener, or producer of sweetness, from mltz, "to be sweet." Melissa, a common name of the priestesses of Cybele. {SEE: Definitions/ Mylitta}
Ãâó: www.geocities.com/jayce8565/TwoBabylonsDefinitions...
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| melanin |
The substance that gives color to skin and eyes.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| melanoma |
A form of skin cancer that arises in melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment. Melanoma usually begins in a mole.
Ãâó: www.stjude.org/glossary
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| Meltzer's sign |
loss of the normal second sound, heard on auscultation of the heart after swallowing; symptomatic of occlusion or contraction of the lower part of the esophagus.
Ãâó: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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