melanoma

English

Etymology

melano- +‎ -oma

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛləˈnoʊmə/
  • enPR: mĕlănōmä

Noun

melanoma (plural melanomas or melanomata)

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

Synonyms
  • black cancer (see A Comprehensive Medical Dictionary citation from 1880)
  • (variant) Melanome (see The Washington Post citation from 1904)

See also

Translations

Asturian

Noun

melanoma f (plural melanomes)

  1. melanoma (type of skin tumor)

Catalan

Noun

melanoma f (plural melanomes)

  1. (oncology) melanoma

Italian

Noun

melanoma m (plural melanomi)

  1. (oncology) melanoma

Anagrams

Portuguese

Noun

melanoma m (plural melanomas)

  1. (oncology) melanoma (type of skin tumour)

Spanish

Noun

melanoma m (plural melanomas)

  1. melanoma
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