| Pronunciation: | | `melu'nowmu
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[n] any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes |
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MELANOMA is a 8 letter word that starts with M. |
| | Synonyms: | | malignant melanoma |
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| | See Also: | | skin cancer |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mel`a*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-nomata}. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?,
black + -oma.] (Med.)
(a) A tumor containing dark pigment.
(b) Development of dark-pigmented tumors.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Cancer of the cells that produce pigment in the skin. Melanoma usually begins in a mole. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A type of skin cancer that develops from the dendritic clear cells in the epidermis (the melanocytes) which produce melanin (skin pigment). There are three stages of melanoma: Stage I: The cancer is confined to the epidermis
Stage II: The cancer spreads through the epidermis and into the loose papillary dermis
Stage III: The cancer spreads through the papillary dermis
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