PSEUDO MELANOSIS

(Lat), n'sf. Su2d(psuad)-o(os)-me2l-aan(asn)-em'(a3'e2m)-i2-a3, -os'is. Gen., -eenu'ce, -os'eos (-is). From ifievSifc, false, /xe'Aas, black, and atfta, blood. The staining of ti ues by iron sulphide, occurring either after death or near gangrenous parts during life. The iron from the blood combines with hydrogen sulphide and is deposited in small round ma es or scales. [D, 3.] [s. 348]