Subungual Melanoma | Fingernail Cancer - Glossary

Creator: Dr. Smitha S. Dutt
Keywords: Subungual Melanoma, Fingernail Cancer, Subungual Melanoma glossary, glossary for Subungual Melanoma

Written by - Dr. Smitha S. Dutt, PhD

Medically Reviewed by - The Medindia Medical Review Team

Last Updated on Aug 31, 2018

Glossary

Melanin: Dark pigment that provides color to hair, skin, and choroid of the eye.

Melanonychia: Melanin-derived brown-to-black pigment formation in the nail

Melanocyte: Skin cells that produce a pigment called melanin and can change into malignant melanoma.

Hematoma: An accumulation of blood from a broken vessel.

Nevus: Medical term for mole.

Published on Aug 30, 2018
Last Updated on Aug 31, 2018

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