Melanie Klein
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~ United States psychoanalyst (born in Austria) who was the first to specialize in the psychoanalysis of small children (1882-1960)
melanin
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~ insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers
melanism
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~ a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin)
melanoblast
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~ an epidermal cell that is a precursor of a melanocyte
melanocyte
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~ a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
melanoderma
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~ abnormally dark skin caused by increased deposits of melatonin
Melanotis
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~ a genus of Mimidae
Melanthiaceae
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~ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum
melasma
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~ a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives
Melastoma malabathricum
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~ evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers
Melastoma
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~ type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries
Melastomaceae
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~ a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals