melanoma
English

Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɛləˈnoʊmə/
- enPR: mĕlănōmä
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -əʊmə
Noun
melanoma (plural melanomas or melanomata)
Usage notes
The term malignant melanoma is synonymous with melanoma in present-day medicine because the molecular biologic understanding and convened terminology of benign and malignant cutaneous neoplasms have been refined since the term melanoma entered use. While this makes malignant melanoma technically redundant, the term remains in frequent use alongside its now-synonymous counterpart. More details are offered at Melanoma § Terminology.
Synonyms
- black cancer (see A Comprehensive Medical Dictionary citation from 1880)
- (variant) Melanome (see The Washington Post citation from 1904)
Translations
type of skin tumor
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See also
Catalan
Further reading
- “melanoma” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “melanoma”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “melanoma” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Portuguese
Spanish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέλανος (mélanos) + -oma.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /melaˈnoma/ [me.laˈno.ma]
- Rhymes: -oma
- Syllabification: me‧la‧no‧ma
Further reading
- “melanoma”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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