Definitions | melanoma |
| noun
- (context, oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
Translations: - Dutch: (t, nl, melanoom)
- French: (t, fr, melanome, f)
- German: (t, de, Melanom)
- Italian: (t, it, melanoma, f)
- Spanish: (t, es, melanoma, f)
Etymology: < Ancient Greek (term, sc=polytonic, , tr=melas, , black, dark, lang=grc) and (term, -oma, , disease, morbidity).
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