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melanoacanthoma

melanoacanthoma noun: a benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.

Noun

melanoacanthoma (plural melanoacanthomas)

  1. A benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.

Forms of melanoacanthoma

pluralmelanoacanthomas

Origin of melanoacanthoma

From melano- + acanthoma.

Questions about melanoacanthoma

What does melanoacanthoma mean?
Melanoacanthoma means a benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.
What part of speech is melanoacanthoma?
Melanoacanthoma is a noun.
What is the plural of melanoacanthoma?
The plural of melanoacanthoma is melanoacanthomas.

Words near melanoacanthoma in the dictionary

  1. melanizes
  2. melanizing
  3. melannein
  4. Melano
  5. melano-
  6. melanoacanthoma
  7. melanoacanthomas
  8. melanoblast
  9. melanoblastic
  10. melanoblasts
  11. melanocarcinoma

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