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Noun Concept
Categories: Melanoma, Articles with short description, Medical mnemonics, Cancer
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melanoma  malignant melanoma  ABCD guideline  Clinical & histological type unspecified malignant melanoma  Epidemiology of melanoma
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Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes WordNet 3.0
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Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Melanoma, also redundantly known as malignant melanoma, is a type of cancer that develops from the pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes. Wikipedia
A form of skin cancer that begins in melanocytes. OmegaWiki
Type of skin tumor. Wiktionary (translation)
A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin. Wiktionary