An Melanismo iyo an sarong congenital excess nin melanina sa sarong organismo na minaresulta sa madiklom na pigment.
An Pseudomelanismo, pig-aapod man na abundismo, iyo an saro pang variant kan pigmentation, namidbidan huli sa dark spots o dakulang stripes, na nakakatahob sa dakulang kabtang kan hawak nin hayop, piggigibo iyan na minalataw na melanistiko.[2]
An morbid deposition nin black matter, parating huli sa sarong malignant character na minalapwas sa pigmented tumors, iyo an pig-aapod na melanosis.[3]
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