melanoma

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /mɛləˈnoʊmə/

Noun

melanoma (plural melanomas)

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

Synonyms

• black cancer (see A Comprehensive Medical Dictionary citation from 1880)
• (variant) Melanome (see The Washington Post citation from 1904)

Translations

• French: mélanome
• German: Melanom
• Italian: melanoma
• Portuguese: melanoma
• Russian: мелано́ма
• Spanish: melanoma

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