nonmelanoma
noun
non·mel·a·no·ma
-ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə 
variants
or non-melanoma
: a tumor that is not a melanoma : cancer that does not begin in melanocytes
Most skin cancers are nonmelanomas, which rarely spread to other parts of the body.—
Jim Ritter, The Chicago Sun-Times
—often used before another noun
Jim Ritter, The Chicago Sun-TimesThe American Cancer Society says that each year more than 1 million new non-melanoma skin-cancer cases are reported …—Stacy Perman, Time
Stacy Perman, TimeCite this Entry
“Nonmelanoma.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/nonmelanoma. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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