Melanoma

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A tumor containing dark pigment. Such tumors are usually malignant and often fatal.
  • n. Development of dark-pigmented tumors.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A dark-pigmented tumor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
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    melanomata   
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