Dictionary
mel•a•no•ma
Pronunciation: (mel"u-nō'mu), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -mas, -ma•taPronunciation: (-mu-tu). [key]
Pathol.
any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.
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