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Definition of Melanoma

1. Noun. Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes.

Definition of Melanoma

1. n. A tumor containing dark pigment.

Definition of Melanoma

1. Noun. (context: oncology disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Melanoma

1. a darkly pigmented tumor [n -MAS or -MATA]

Medical Definition of Melanoma

1. A tumour arising from the melanocytic system of the skin and other organs. When used alone the term refers to malignant melanoma. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melanoma

Literary usage of Melanoma

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Racial/Ethnic Patterns of Cancer in the United States, 1988-1992 edited by Barry A. Miller (1997)
"Malignant melanoma incidence rates show substantial international variation. ... During 1988 to 1992, there are very few cases of malignant melanoma among ..."

2. The Practitioner by Gale Group, ProQuest Information and Learning Company (1903)
"melanoma occurs in the following situations :—In the first place, ... The following is an example of a melanoma originating in a scar. ..."

3. Gulf War And Health by Institute of Medicine (2005)
"MALIGNANT melanoma OF THE SKIN Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer ... There are two forms of skin cancer: melanoma (ICD-9 172) and nonmelanoma ..."

4. Neoplastic Diseases: A Treatise on Tumors by James Ewing (1922)
"... the former exhibiting a diffuse structure of spindle-cells, the latter an alveol structure, and he employed the term "melanoma" for the entire group. ..."

5. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Early detection of malignant melanoma: the role of physician examination and ... Prevention of malignant melanoma by recognition of its precursors. ..."

6. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1908)
"melanoma OF VATER'S DIVERTICULUM AND LOWER PORTION OF COMMON BILE DUCT CAUSING ... In this way we may account for the occurrence of a melanoma in an ..."

7. Final Report: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Bombing, April 19, 1995 edited by Carol Smith (2004)
"The patterns for this uncommon tumor may be influenced by changes in diagnostic and reporting practices.88 melanoma of skin (pages 196-199): During both ..."

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