Melanophagy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Melanophagy is a noun meaning The loss (by "eating away") of melanin.
Meaning
The loss (by "eating away") of melanin.
Example Sentences
Only some eye defects were reported, including iris synechiae, melanophagy in the iris or the ciliary body .
In this study, we showed that ursolic acid inhibits skin pigmentation by promoting melanosomal autophagy, or melanophagy, in melanocytes.
Melanin-bearing keratinocytes are more in number in the epidermal type; phagocytes with melanophagy in the papillary dermis characterize the dermal type of melasma.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include myelinophagy, amelanosis, melanosis, malacophagy, myelinophagia, depigmentation.
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