-nomata

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Melanoma \Mel`a*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-nomata}. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?,
     black + -oma.] (Med.)
     (a) A tumor containing dark pigment. Such tumors are usually
         malignant and often fatal.
     (b) Development of dark-pigmented tumors.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]