melanoma

IPA/ˌmeləˈnəʊmə/
KK[mˌɛlənˈomə]IPA/ˌmeləˈnəʊmə/

melanoma — noun

  • melanomasingular
  • melanomasplural

1. a serious illness in which the cells that give the skin its colour grow uncontro

1.名詞B2
釋義

a serious illness in which the cells that give the skin its colour grow uncontrollably, forming dark abnormal patches or lumps that can spread to other parts of the body

例句

When the dermatologist examined Mr. Chen's back, she found an unusual spot that turned out to be an early-stage melanoma.

early diagnosis context

Doctors removed a melanoma from the nurse's arm before the cancer had a chance to spread.

同義詞
  • malignant melanoma

    the full clinical name; doctors use this term to emphasise that the tumour is cancerous and can spread

  • skin cancer

    a much broader category; melanoma is one specific type of skin cancer, accounting for only a small percentage of cases but the majority of deaths

用法筆記

In everyday conversation, people often say 'melanoma' to mean malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. A doctor may specify 'malignant melanoma' to be precise, but the single word usually implies the serious type.

常見錯誤

❌He has a small melanoma on his nose, but the doctor said it is not dangerous.
✅He has a small melanoma on his nose, but the doctor said it is at an early stage and can be treated.
💡All melanomas are potentially dangerous; the key difference is the stage at which they are found.