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Melanoma vs Hematoma - What's the difference?

melanoma | hematoma |

As nouns the difference between melanoma and hematoma

is that melanoma is (oncology|disease) a dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin while hematoma is a swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of a broken blood vessel.

melanoma

English

(wikipedia melanoma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (oncology, disease) A dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.

    • hematoma

    English

    Alternative forms

    * haematoma *

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A swelling of blood, usually clotted, which forms as a result of a broken blood vessel.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "hematoma") ----