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melanoma medical definition
noun pl. mel·a·no·mas or mel·a·no·ma·ta
A dark-pigmented, malignant, frequently widely metastasizing tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin. Also called malignant melanoma, melanoblastoma, melanocarcinoma, melanotic carcinoma.
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