"melanocyte" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-melanocyte.oga Forms: melanocytes [plural]
Etymology: From melano- + -cyte. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|melano|cyte}} melano- + -cyte Head templates: {{en-noun}} melanocyte (plural melanocytes)
  1. (medicine, biochemistry, cytology) A cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin. Categories (topical): Biochemistry, Cytology, Medicine Derived forms: melanocyte-stimulating hormone, melanocytic, melanocytosis, nevomelanocyte, premelanocyte Translations (pigment cell): melanòcit [masculine] (Catalan), 黑素細胞 (Chinese Mandarin), 黑素细胞 (hēisù xìbāo) (Chinese Mandarin), melanosyytti (Finnish), Melanozyt [masculine] (German), μελανοκύτταρο (melanokýttaro) [neuter] (Greek), असिताणु (asitāṇu) [masculine] (Hindi), melanocyt [common-gender] (Swedish)

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