- melanomata
- mel·a·no·ma || ‚melə'nəʊmə n. skin tumors characterized by malignant growth of melanocytes
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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melanoma — noun (plural mas; also melanomata) Etymology: New Latin Date: 1838 1. a tumor containing dark pigment 2. a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely … New Collegiate Dictionary
melanoma — /mel euh noh meuh/, n., pl. melanomas, melanomata / meuh teuh/. Pathol. any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes. [1825 35; MELAN + OMA] * * * Dark coloured malignant tumour of skin cells that… … Universalium
melanoma — /mɛləˈnoʊmə / (say meluh nohmuh) noun (plural melanomas or melanomata /mɛləˈnoʊmətə/ (say meluh nohmuhtuh)) a malignant tumour derived from pigment containing cells especially in skin. {New Latin. See melan , oma} …
melanoma — [mel΄ə nō′mə] n. pl. melanomas or melanomata [mel′ə nō′mə tə] [< ModL: see MELANO & OMA] a skin tumor, esp. a malignant one, derived from cells capable of melanin formation … English World dictionary
