melanoma

3 definitions found

melanoma - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  malignant melanoma \malignant melanoma\ n. (Med.),
     Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin)
     consisting of melanocytes; called also melanoma. It is
     classed as a type of skin cancer.
     [WordNet 1.5]

  Melanoma \Mel`a*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. -nomata. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?,
     black + -oma.] (Med.)
     (a) A tumor containing dark pigment. Such tumors are usually
         malignant and often fatal.
     (b) Development of dark-pigmented tumors.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

melanoma - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  melanoma
      n 1: any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin)
           consisting of melanocytes [syn: melanoma, malignant melanoma
           ]