Skip to content

Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology
Cancer Terminology

Single Biggest Cancer Dictionary in the World

What is

melanin

?

Press
Pronunciation: /ˈmɛlənɪn/

melanin

Definition

A pigment that gives color to skin and eyes and helps protect it from damage by ultraviolet light.

Explore Cancer Terminology

Find more

ESA

MammoSite

embalmer

killer T cell

tachypnea

thyroid cartilage

drug resistance

human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

Explore Cancer Drug Terminology

find more

anti-MASP-2 monoclonal antibody OMS721

spironolactone

Michelia alba leaf oil

HER2-pulsed type-1 polarized autologous dendritic cell vaccine

mixed bacteria vaccine

anti-CD166 probody-drug conjugate CX-2009

dulanermin

LMP2-specific T-cell receptor-transduced autologous T lymphocytes

Explore Genetic Cancer Terminology

find more

SNP

mutation

nonsense mutation

FISH

HLOD score

triple-negative breast cancer

attributable risk

nonpenetrance

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology

© 2025 Cancer Terminology

  • About
  • Terminology
  • Genetic Terminology
  • Drug Terminology