Main Entry: mel·a·no·ma

Pronunciation: \ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mel·a·no·mas also mel·a·no·ma·ta \-mət-ə\

1 : a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment
2 : a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely—called also malignant melanoma, melanocarcinoma, melanoepithelioma, melanosarcoma