melanoma
/ˌmɛləˈnəʊmə
/noun Medicine
A tumour of melanin-forming cells, especially a malignant tumour associated with skin cancer: melanomas can appear anywhere on the body [mass noun]: the incidence of melanoma is rising steadily...
- One form of skin cancer, malignant melanoma, can spread to other organs very rapidly.
- About half of malignant skin melanomas arise from pre-existing moles.
- Although they make up the smallest percentage of all skin cancers, melanomas cause the greatest number of deaths.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek melas, melan- 'black' + -oma.
Rhymes
- working dinner
- working dog
- working door
- working drawing
- working drift
- working face
- working floor
- working force
- working gear
- working girl
- working group
- working heat
- working hole
- working holiday
- working hour
- working life
- working load
- working majority
- workingman
- working memory
- working model
- working order
- working out
- working-over
- working paper