melanoma
English
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Etymology
melano- + -oma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛləˈnoʊmə/
- enPR: mĕlănōmä
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -əʊmə
Noun
melanoma (plural melanomas or melanomata)
- (oncology, pathology) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
Usage notes
The term malignant melanoma is synonymous with melanoma in present-day medicine because the molecular biologic understanding and convened terminology of benign and malignant cutaneous neoplasms have been refined since the term melanoma entered use. While this makes malignant melanoma technically redundant, the term remains in frequent use alongside its now-synonymous counterpart. More details are offered at Melanoma § Terminology.
Synonyms
- black cancer (see A Comprehensive Medical Dictionary citation from 1880)
- (variant) Melanome (see The Washington Post citation from 1904)
Derived terms
- antimelanoma
- melanomagenesis
- melanomal
- melanomatous
- nonmelanoma
Translations
type of skin tumor
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See also
- carcinoma
Asturian
Noun
melanoma f (plural melanomes)
- melanoma (type of skin tumor)
Catalan
Noun
melanoma m (plural melanomes)
- (oncology) melanoma
Further reading
- “melanoma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “melanoma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “melanoma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Italian
Noun
melanoma m (plural melanomi)
- (oncology) melanoma
Anagrams
- alenammo, anelammo
Portuguese
Noun
melanoma m (plural melanomas)
- (oncology) melanoma (type of skin tumour)
Spanish
Etymology
Ancient Greek μέλανος (mélanos) + -oma
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melaˈnoma/ [me.laˈno.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: me‧la‧no‧ma
Noun
melanoma m (plural melanomas)
- melanoma
Further reading
- “melanoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014