melanoacanthoma

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What does melanoacanthoma mean?

A benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.

Where does melanoacanthoma come from?

From melano- + acanthoma.

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