phymatorhysin

noun

phy·​ma·​to·​rhy·​sin

ˌfīməˈtȯrəsə̇n

plural -s

: a melanin pigment found in certain melanotic tumors in man and in the urine of persons affected with them

Word History

Etymology

phymato- (from Latin phymat-, phyma) + -rhysin (from Greek rhysis flow—from rhein to flow—+ English -in)

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