melanoma

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/mɛləˈnoʊmə/ English

Definitions

noun

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

Related words

Synonyms

malignant melanoma cutaneous melanocytoma melanophoroma malignoma melanocarcinoma melanomagenesis lymphoma melanosphere dermatoma mastocarcinoma oncopathology myeloma malignity hepatoma macromelanosome

Associated

lentigo uveal nevus acral dysplastic nevi nodular metastatic immunotherapy metastasis squamous metastases

Rhymes

soma aroma carcinoma stoma toma coma diploma glaucoma lymphoma mesothelioma

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