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Where does “nevomelanocytic” come from?

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

nevomelanocytic (English): Relating to nevomelanocytes

Definitions

  1. Relating to nevomelanocytes

Ancestry of “nevomelanocytic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnevomelanocyteOne of the melanocytes making up a nevus
2EnglishmelanocyteA cell in the skin that produces the pigment...
3Englishmelano-melanin
4Ancient GreekΜέλας—
5Ancient Greekblack—
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