defined:

Cancer of the cells in the skin that produce melanin, a brown pigment. Melanoma often begins in a mole.

explained:

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Dr. Jeffrey Trent, former chief of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Cancer Genetics, defines melanoma.

related
terms:

cancer, cell

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