Defenition of the word melanocyte

• Defenition of the word melanocyte

  • A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin.
  • a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone

Hypernyms for the word melanocyte

• • epidermal cell

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