melanoma

mel·a·no·ma

 (mĕl′ə-nō′mə)

n. pl. mel·a·no·mas or mel·a·no·ma·ta (-mə-tə)

A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.

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melanoma

(ˌmɛləˈnəʊmə)

n, pl -mas or -mata (-mətə)

(Pathology) pathol a malignant tumour composed of melanocytes, occurring esp in the skin, often as a result of excessive exposure to sunlight

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mel•a•no•ma

(ˌmɛl əˈnoʊ mə)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)

any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.

[1825–35]

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mel·a·no·ma

(mĕl′ə-nō′mə)

A type of skin cancer that arises from the cells that produce melanin, usually appearing as a dark-colored spot or mole.

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melanoma

any malignant growth, especially in the skin, that is composed of melanin-producing cells.

See also: Cancer

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Thesaurus

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melanoma - any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes malignant melanoma skin cancer - a malignant neoplasm of the skin

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Translations

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[ˌmeləˈnəʊmə] N (melanomas or melanomata (pl)) [ˌmeləˈnəʊmətə] → melanoma m

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melanoma

[ˌmɛləˈnəʊmə] n → mélanome m

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n (Med) → Melanom nt

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mel·a·no·ma

n. melanoma, tumor maligno compuesto de melanocitos.

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melanoma

n melanoma m

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