单词 | melanophore |
释义 | 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 melanophoreFirst recorded in 1900–05; melano- + -phore Words nearby melanophoremelanoleukoderma colli, melanoma, melanomatosis, melanonychia, melanophage, melanophore, melanoplakia, melanosis, melanosis coli, melanosome, melanospermous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for melanophore
Medical definitions for melanophoremelanophore [ mĕl′ə-nə-fôr′, mə-lăn′ə- ] 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 melanophoremelanophore [ mĕl′ə-nə-fôr′, mə-lăn′ə- ] 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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