melanōma
101Cloudman melanoma S91 — Cloud·man melanoma S91 (kloudґmən) [Arthur Mosher Cloudman, American zoologist, 20th century] see under melanoma …
102acral-lentiginous melanoma — (ALM) the most common type of melanoma in nonwhite individuals, but uncommon in light skinned persons, found chiefly on the palms and soles, especially on the distal phalanges of the fingers and toes. It typically presents as an irregular,… …
103nodular melanoma — a type of malignant melanoma arising without a perceptible radial growth phase, most often occurring on the head, neck, and trunk, typically presenting as a uniformly pigmented, elevated, bizarrely colored nodule that enlarges rather rapidly and… …
104ocular melanoma — ocular malignant melanoma malignant melanoma arising from the structures of the eye, usually the choroid, ciliary body, or iris, and occurring most often in the fifth and sixth decades of life. The most common site of metastasis is the liver; if… …
105superficial spreading melanoma — the most common type of malignant melanoma, characterized by a period of radial growth atypical of melanocytes in the epidermis, usually with a lymphocytic cellular host response that may be accompanied by partial or complete regression of the… …
106uveal melanoma — uveal malignant melanoma the most common type of ocular malignant melanoma, consisting of overgrowth of uveal melanocytes and often preceded by a uveal nevus …
107familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome — FAMMM syndrome. An inherited condition marked by the following: (1) one or more first or second degree relatives (parent, sibling, child, grandparent, grandchild, aunt, or uncle) with malignant melanoma; (2) many moles, some of which are atypical …
108malignant melanoma — noun any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes • Syn: ↑melanoma • Hypernyms: ↑skin cancer * * * noun see melanoma …
109malignant melanoma — noun Date: 1951 melanoma 2 …
110amelanotic melanoma — an unpigmented malignant melanoma …
