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melanotroph

melanotroph noun: a cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.

Noun

melanotroph (plural melanotrophs)

  1. A cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.
    Synonyms:
    melanotrope

Synonyms of melanotroph

Forms of melanotroph

pluralmelanotrophs

Origin of melanotroph

From melano- + -troph.

Words formed from melanotroph

Questions about melanotroph

What does melanotroph mean?
Melanotroph means a cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.
What part of speech is melanotroph?
Melanotroph is a noun.
What is the plural of melanotroph?
The plural of melanotroph is melanotrophs.

Words near melanotroph in the dictionary

  1. melanotic
  2. melanotically
  3. melanotransferrin
  4. melanotrope
  5. melanotropes
  6. melanotroph
  7. melanotrophs
  8. melanotropic
  9. melanotropin
  10. melanotropins
  11. melanotubule

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