melanoma
noun
any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.
melanomas
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pluralof melanoma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During that time, he began to notice a striking pattern: an unusually high number of women under age 50 who had experienced multiple melanomas and reported using tanning beds.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 15, 2025
Cancers that can spread to the prostate include melanomas, he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2024
A handful of drugs known as histone deacetylase inhibitors — basically regulating the histone messaging to genes — have been developed to treat melanomas, lymphoma and other blood-borne cancers.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2023
While this is still a significant proportion of melanomas, there are likely other factors that contribute to telomere maintenance in this cancer.
From Salon ● Nov. 24, 2022
"I had melanoma on my back, and I had a surgery to remove that as well so I am pre-composed to melanomas."
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
