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Melanoma

//mɛləˈnoʊmə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
  2. 2
    any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes wordnet

Etymology

From melano- + -oma.

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