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malignant |
Resistant to treatment, severe, or tending to become progressively worse. When referring to a tumor, this term implies a tendency to invade adjacent tissues and to spread to other areas or organs of the body. |
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melanin |
A dark biological pigment found in the skin which is produced in the melanocytes. |
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melanocyte |
Skin cell that is able to produce melanin and can be found in the basal layer of the epidermis. |
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melanoma |
Cancer of the melanocytes, the cells that produce pigment in the skin. |
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metastasis |
A secondary disease center in an organism which is the result of certain factors spreading from a local (primary) disease process to another location in the body. |
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mitosis |
Cell segmentation during which chromosomes are split longitudinally and duplicated. |
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morbidity |
The incidence or frequency of a disease among a population. |
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morphological |
Adj. relating to morphology which is the science of the structure and shape of a creature and its organs. |
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mortality |
Death-rate; ratio of the amount of deaths in proportion to the average population. |
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mucosa |
The layer that covers the inside of a hollow organ and which is kept damp through gland secretion. |
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