melanize
Turn dark brown
Melanize means to darken through the production or deposit of melanin, the pigment responsible for color in skin, hair, and eyes.
The term appears in biology and medicine: Some species melanize in response to environmental conditions.
Melanization can describe natural processes or pathological changes in tissue.
Make or become dark
Pigment-producing skin cells
- eumelaninBrown-black biological pigment
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
- cutaneousRelating to skin
albinism · vitiligo · hyperpigmentation · nevus · lentigo · freckles · mole · skin
Skin darkening from exposure
- bronzingAcquiring sun-kissed color
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- sunburnUV-induced skin inflammation
sunscreen · solarium · sunlamp · beach · poolside · sunlight · bronzer · outdoor
Gradual functional decline with age
- photodamageTissue harm from light
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- lentiginesPigmented skin lesions
- grayingLosing color with age
blacken
Make or become dark
obscure · shadow · darkening · intensify · tone · ink · soot
melanocytes
Pigment-producing skin cells
- eumelaninBrown-black biological pigment
- epidermisOutermost tissue layer
- dermisLiving tissue under epidermis
cutaneous · albinism · vitiligo · hyperpigmentation · nevus · lentigo · freckles · mole · skin · depigmentation
suntan
Skin darkening from exposure
- bronzingAcquiring sun-kissed color
- sunbathingDeliberate exposure to rays
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
sunburn · sunscreen · solarium · sunlamp · beach · poolside · sunlight · bronzer · outdoor · sunhat
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
- photodamageTissue harm from light
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- lentiginesPigmented skin lesions