Melanocyte
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Melanocyte is a noun meaning (medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.
Meaning
(medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.
Example Sentences
As previously stated, it is pigmented, this pigmentation depending upon the so-called melanocytes.
Word Forms
- melanocytes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stimulating, melanogenesis, melanotroph, melanin, melanoblast, melanoprotein.
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