MELANOMA


Meaning of MELANOMA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə ]

noun

( plural -mas also mel·a·no·ma·ta -mə-tə)

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1838

1. : a tumor containing dark pigment

2. : a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely

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