melanomanoun [ C ]
uk/ˌmel.əˈnəʊ.mə/us/ˌmel.əˈnoʊ.mə/specializeda type of skin cancer that appears as a coloured mark or growth on the skin
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Cancer
- acinic cell carcinoma
- acral lentiginous melanoma
- aggressive
- alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- alveolar soft part sarcoma
- brain tumour
- carcinogen
- carcinogenesis
- carcinogenic
- chondroid chordoma
- chondrosarcoma
- chordoma
- malignancy
- metastatic
- myeloma
- neoplasia
- neoplasm
- neoplastic
- oncogene
- sarcoma
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