Word · Frequency #27394
melanoma
黑色素瘤；黑素瘤
a malignant tumor of melanocytes, usually occurring in the skin
- 1.
A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
由黑色素细胞产生的深色色素、通常为恶性的肿瘤,最常见于皮肤。
- 2.
any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes
由黑色素细胞组成的几种恶性肿瘤(通常在皮肤上)
由黑色素细胞产生的深色色素、通常为恶性的肿瘤,最常见于皮肤。；由黑色素细胞组成的几种恶性肿瘤(通常在皮肤上)；黑瘤；[医] │黑瘤；黑素瘤
In use
The biopsy showed that the growth on her leg was a melanoma.
Using sunscreen every day lowers your risk of melanoma.
He noticed the mole had changed and asked the doctor to check it for signs of melanoma.
be diagnosed with melanoma
melanoma 作疾病名时通常不可数，不加 a。
She was diagnosed with melanoma last year.
她去年被诊断出黑色素瘤。
develop melanoma
develop melanoma 表示“患上黑色素瘤”，melanoma 前不加冠词。
He developed melanoma after years of sun exposure.
他多年日晒后患上了黑色素瘤。
a melanoma on [body part]
指具体肿瘤时是可数名词，复数形式为 melanomas；也作 melanomata。
Connections
Collocations
- malignant melanoma
- 恶性黑色素瘤
- The biopsy confirmed a malignant melanoma on his shoulder.活检证实他肩膀上有一个恶性黑色素瘤。
- melanoma risk
- 黑色素瘤风险
- Sunburn in childhood increases your melanoma risk.儿童时期晒伤会增加患黑色素瘤的风险。
- metastatic melanoma
- 转移性黑色素瘤
- The new drug has shown promise in treating metastatic melanoma.这种新药在治疗转移性黑色素瘤方面显示出前景。
- melanoma screening
- 黑色素瘤筛查
- Doctors recommend regular melanoma screening for people with many moles.医生建议长有很多痣的人定期进行黑色素瘤筛查。
- advanced melanoma
- 晚期黑色素瘤
- She was diagnosed with advanced melanoma and began immunotherapy.她被诊断出患有晚期黑色素瘤，并开始免疫治疗。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想melanin（黑色素）加-oma（肿瘤），黑色素瘤就是melanoma。想象皮肤上黑痣变成恶性肿块。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学报告、病理学资料、健康科普文章 melanoma 属于医学正式用语，通常用于医疗文书、学术论文或健康科普中；日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the stressed /-oʊmə/ ending with melanoma, so they rhyme. Beware lookalikes such as melanin /ˈmɛlənɪn/ and melancholy /ˈmɛlənˌkɑːli/, which begin like melanoma but do not rhyme.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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