English

Noun

melanoma ‎(plural melanomas or melanomata)

1. (oncology, pathology) 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)

Translations

Asturian

Noun

melanoma f ‎(plural melanomes)

1. melanoma (type of skin tumor)

Italian

Noun

melanoma m ‎(plural melanomi)

1. (oncology) melanoma

Anagrams

• anelammo

Portuguese

Noun

melanoma m (plural melanomas)

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

Spanish

Noun

melanoma m ‎(plural melanomas)

1. melanoma