MELANÆMIA, mel-a-n[=e]'mi-a, _n._ a morbid condition of the blood in which
the vessels contain an unusual quantity of dark colouring matter.
MELANCHOLY, mel'an-kol-i, _n._ continued depression of spirits: dejection:
a gloomy state of mind causing groundless fears: (_Milt._)
pensiveness.--_adj._ gloomy: producing grief.--_n._ MELANCH[=O]'LIA, a form
of insanity, in which there is continued depression or pain of
mind.--_adjs._ MELANCHOL'IC, MELANCH[=O]'LIOUS, affected with, or caused
by, melancholy: dejected: mournful. [Through Fr.,--L.,--Gr.
_melancholia_--_melan_, black, _chol[=e]_, bile.]