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Where does “melanocyte” come from?

melanocyte (English) comes from English melano-, from Ancient Greek Μέλας, from Ancient Greek black.

melanocyte (English): A cell in the skin that produces the pigment...

Definitions

  1. A cell in the skin that produces the pigment...

Ancestry of “melanocyte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmelano-melanin
2Ancient GreekΜέλας—
3Ancient Greekblack—

Words derived from “melanocyte”

  • melanocytic
  • melanocytosis
  • nevomelanocytic
  • nonmelanocytic
  • nevomelanocyte
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