melanoma

noun

mel·a·no·ma ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə

plural melanomas also melanomata ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə-tə

Synonyms of melanoma next

: a tumor containing dark pigment

: a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely

Examples of melanoma in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Kaden’s father, Keith, was diagnosed with melanoma and lost his battle when Kaden was just 7 years old. —

Dallas News, 13 Sep. 2023 Invasive melanomas are classified by stages 1 through 4. —

Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023 Ball cap keeping melanoma off the bald spot, sunglasses at the ready on Croakies around the neck. —

Hank Stuever, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023 His death, in a hospice facility, was caused by complications of metastatic melanoma, said Ellen Tuttle, a spokeswoman for the Nieman Foundation. —

Sam Roberts, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2023 But that figure drops down to 32% once the melanoma has spread to other organs. —

Sara Moniuszko, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023 The first description of melanoma – the most serious type of skin cancer – dates to 1804 and came from the same French doctor who 12 years later invented the stethoscope, according to the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. —

Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023 The first and most cited human trial to provide evidence that sunscreen use reduces the incidence of melanoma was a randomized trial conducted in 2011 in Australia. —

Grace Browne, WIRED, 12 July 2023 Black men are at a higher risk of death from melanoma than other racial groups, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD). —

Claretta Bellamy, NBC News, 11 July 2023 See More

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