What does "melanoma" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "melanoma"?

Common synonyms include: black cancer, malignant melanoma, melanome, tumor.

Pronounced //mɛləˈnoʊmə//.

//mɛləˈnoʊmə// noun

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Noun

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

"Melanoma is an epidemic in young women."

From melano- + -oma.

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