Definition
A type of skin cancer that develops in melanocytes, the cells that produce melanin (skin pigment). It is the most dangerous form of skin cancer due to its tendency to spread rapidly to other parts of the body.
Etymology
From Greek 'melas' meaning black or dark, and suffix '-oma' meaning tumor. The term was first used in the 1830s to describe dark-colored skin tumors, reflecting the pigmented appearance of many melanomas.
Kelly Says
Melanoma literally means 'black tumor,' named for its often dark appearance, but here's the scary part - not all melanomas are black! Some can be pink, red, or even colorless, making them master disguisers that can fool both patients and doctors into thinking they're harmless.
Translations
ARالعربية
سرطان الجلد
sir.tan al.jild
BNবাংলা
মেলানোমা
me.la.no.ma
CACatalà
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
CSČeština
melanom
me.la.nom
DADansk
malignt melanom
ma.lɪɡnt me.la.nom
DEDeutsch
Melanom
me.la.nom
ELΕλληνικά
μελαγχρωματικός καρκίνος
me.lan.xro.ma.ti.kós kar.kí.nos
ESEspañol
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
FISuomi
melanooma
me.la.no.ma
FRFrançais
mélanome
me.la.nɔm
GUGU
મેલાનોમા
me.la.no.ma
HAHA
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
HEעברית
מלנומה
me.la.no.ma
HIहिन्दी
त्वचा कैंसर
tvachā kain.sar
HUMagyar
melanóma
me.la.no.ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
IGIG
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
ITItaliano
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
JA日本語
悪性黒色腫
akusei kuroshoku shu
MRMR
मेलानोमा
me.la.no.ma
MSBahasa Melayu
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
MYမြန်မာ
မီလာနိုမာ
mi la no ma
NLNederlands
melanoom
me.la.noom
NONorsk
malignt melanom
ma.lɪɡnt me.la.nom
PAPA
ਮੇਲਾਨੋਮਾ
me.la.no.ma
PLPolski
czerniak
tʃɛr.ɲak
PTPortuguês
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
RORomână
melanom
me.la.nom
RUРусский
меланома
mɛ.lanɔ.mɑ
SVSvenska
malignt melanom
ma.lɪɡnt me.la.nom
SWKiswahili
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
TAதமிழ்
மெலாநோமா
me.la.no.ma
TEతెలుగు
మెలానోమా
me.la.no.ma
THไทย
มะเร็งผิวหนัง
ma.reng pʰiuʔ naŋ
TLTL
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
TRTürkçe
melanom
me.la.nom
UKУкраїнська
меланома
mɛ.lanɔ.mɑ
URاردو
میلانوما
me.la.no.ma
VITiếng Việt
ung thư hắc tố
ung thư hak to
YOYO
melanoma
me.la.no.ma
ZUZU
melanoma
me.la.no.ma