melanoma
Meaning
Noun
- A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
Related
Similar words
- black cancer (see A Comprehensive Medical Dictionary citation from 1880)
- (variant) Melanome (see The Washington Post citation from 1904)
Origin
- melano- + -oma
Modern English dictionary
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