melanoacanthoma

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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.

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Meanings

nounmelanoacanthoma (plural melanoacanthomas)

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.

Origin

From melano- + acanthoma.

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APA

melanoacanthoma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanoacanthoma

MLA

“melanoacanthoma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanoacanthoma. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “melanoacanthoma,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/melanoacanthoma.

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