a cell in animal tissue containing colouring matter, a pigment cell; = chromatophore, n. 1.
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| 释义 | the world > life > biology > substance > cell > types of cells > [noun] > pigment cells (6) colour cell1841 a cell in animal tissue containing colouring matter, a pigment cell; = chromatophore, n. 1. chromatophore1864 Physiology. A pigment-cell, possessing contractile processes, contained in the skin of many animals. Esp. applied to those of the Cephalopoda… chromatocyte1888 a pigment-cell. melanocyte1890 A pigmented cell; (in later use) spec. a mature melanin-forming cell; (also) a melanophore (contractile pigment cell). melanoblast1902 A cell of neural crest origin that develops into a melanocyte. Formerly also: a melanocyte (now rare, perhaps obsolete). Subcategories:— aggregate of (1) |
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