"afamelanotide" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-afamelanotide.oga
Etymology: From [Term?] + melano- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||melano-|-tide|id3=pharmaceutical|t3=peptide, glycopeptide}} [Term?] + melano- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} afamelanotide (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic analogue of the naturally-occurring melanocortin peptide hormone alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) that has been shown to induce skin pigmentation through melanogenesis. Wikipedia link: afamelanotide Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs

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