melanoma

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

melanoma
    n 1: any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin)
         consisting of melanocytes [syn: {melanoma}, {malignant
         melanoma}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

malignant melanoma \malignant melanoma\ n. (Med.),
   Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin)
   consisting of melanocytes; called also {melanoma}. It is
   classed as a type of skin cancer.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Melanoma \Mel`a*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-nomata}. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?,
   black + -oma.] (Med.)
   (a) A tumor containing dark pigment. Such tumors are usually
       malignant and often fatal.
   (b) Development of dark-pigmented tumors.
       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]

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