Definitions for melanoma

melanoma mel·a·no·ma

Spelling: [mel-uh-noh-muh]
IPA: /ˌmɛl əˈnoʊ mə/

Melanoma is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 187 anagrams from letters in melanoma (aaelmmno).

Definitions for melanoma

noun

  1. any of several types of skin tumors characterized by the malignant growth of melanocytes.

Origin of melanoma

First recorded in 1825-35; melan- + -oma

Examples for melanoma

But long before Amid died this past Tuesday—of melanoma at an extremely boyish 50—everyone already knew.

Beloved magazine designer Amid Capeci, who died of melanoma Tuesday, was only a boyish 50.

melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has seen a 200 percent increase in cases since 1973.

An upward trend is especially apparent in kidney, liver, and thyroid cancer and in melanoma and lymphoma.

He has a bulbous-shaped face brought on by a combination of old age and his struggle with melanoma.

Word Value for melanoma
Scrable

12

Words with friends

16

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