单词 | melanocyte |
释义 | melanocytenoun me·la·no·cyte mə-ˈla-nə-ˌsīt ˈme-lə-nō- plural melanocytes : a cell (as of the skin, eye, or hair follicle) that produces melanin an epidermal melanocyte The choroid also contains numerous pigment-producing melanocytes that give it a brownish black appearance. John Hole Melanocytes, the body's pigment cells, generally do good, not harm. They give our skin its natural color and, when struck by the sun, churn out additional pigment (or melanin) to darken and protect us. Claudia Kalb The number of Americans diagnosed with melanoma, a cancer of the melanocytes, or pigmented cells of the skin, has increased steadily for decades. Gina Kolata see melanosome compare melanophore |
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