name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
melas
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: leprosy, particularly contagious forms causing dark spots on the skin
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noun
Meaning 3
Synonym of melasma.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of mela
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Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
Acronym of mitochondrial encephalomyopathy with lactic acidosis and stroke-like episodes (“a condition, caused by malfunctioning mitochondria, that causes encephalomyopathy, lactic acidosis, and events similar to strokes”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
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History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλας (mélas, “black”).