melanocyte

English

Etymology

melano- +‎ -cyte

Noun

melanocyte (plural melanocytes)

A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.

Derived terms

Translations

pigment cell

Finnish: melanosyytti (fi)
Greek: μελανοκύτταρο (el) n (melanokýttaro)

Hindi: असिताणु m (asitāṇu)
Swedish: melanocyt (sv) c

Further reading

melanocyte on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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