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单词 melanophore
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melanophore

[ muh-lan-uh-fawr, -fohr, mel-uh-nuh- ]
/ məˈlæn əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

noun Biology.

a pigmented connective-tissue cell containing melanin in its cytoplasm, responsible for color changes in many fishes and reptiles.

Origin of melanophore

First recorded in 1900–05; melano- + -phore

Words nearby melanophore

melanoleukoderma colli, melanoma, melanomatosis, melanonychia, melanophage, melanophore, melanoplakia, melanosis, melanosis coli, melanosome, melanospermous
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Example sentences from the Web for melanophore

  • The smaller frogs were recently metamorphosed as evidenced by the melanophore deposits above the vent.

    A Synopsis of Neotropical Hylid Frogs, Genus Osteocephalus|Linda Trueb

Medical definitions for melanophore

melanophore
[ mĕlə-nə-fôr′, mə-lănə- ]

n.

A pigment cell that contains melanin, especially as found in the skin of amphibians and reptiles.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for melanophore

melanophore
[ mĕlə-nə-fôr′, mə-lănə- ]

A pigmented cell that contains melanin, found especially in the skin of fishes, amphibians, and reptiles.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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