What does "melanoma" mean?

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

How do you pronounce "melanoma"?

Pronounced //mɛləˈnoʊmə//.

Common synonyms include: eye melanoma, malignant melanoma, melanocytic cancer, ocular melanoma, pigmented cancer, tumor.

/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.