melanocyte

Other forms: melanocytes

Definitions of melanocyte
  1. noun
    a cell in the basal layer of the epidermis that produces melanin under the control of the melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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    type of:
    epidermal cell
    any of the cells making up the epidermis
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