Melanoma (MEH-luh-NOH-muh) at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Melanoma (MEH-luh-NOH-muh)? A form of skin cancer that begins in melanocytes (the cells that make the pigment melanin). Melanoma usually begins in a mole.

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