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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mel·a·no·ma ETYMOLOGY New Latin DATE 1838 1. a tumor containing dark pigment 2. a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely English Etymology melanoma 1843, "tumor containing melanin," Mod.L., from Gk. melas (gen.melanos) "black" + -oma. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 melanoma mela·noma / 7melE5nEumE; NAmE -5noumE / noun[C, U] (medical 医) a type of cancer that appears as a dark spot or tumour on the skin 黑素瘤；黑瘤 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mel·a·no·ma \ˌmeləˈnōmə\ noun (plural melanomas \-ōməz\ ; also melanoma·ta \-ōməd.ə\) Etymology: New Latin, from melan- + -oma 1. : a skin tumor containing dark pigment 2. : a tumor of high malignancy that starts in a black mole and metastasizes rapidly and widely — called also malignant melanoma |
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