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nevocellular

nevocellular adjective: relating to, or composed of, nevus cells.

Adjective

nevocellular (not comparable)

  1. Relating to, or composed of, nevus cells
    • Excessive melanin production occurs in melasma, lentigo, nevocellular nevi and malignant melanoma, whereas the loss of melanocyte function leads to vitiligo.2015 November 5, “(E)-4-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)but-3-en-1-ol Enhances Melanogenesis through Increasing Upstream Stimulating Factor-1-Mediated Tyrosinase Expression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of nevocellular

From nevo- + cellular.

Questions about nevocellular

What does nevocellular mean?
Nevocellular means relating to, or composed of, nevus cells.
What part of speech is nevocellular?
Nevocellular is an adjective.

Words near nevocellular in the dictionary

  1. Nevitt
  2. Nevitts
  3. nevjanskite
  4. Nevo syndrome
  5. nevo-
  6. nevocellular
  7. nevocyte
  8. nevocytes
  9. nevoid
  10. nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
  11. nevoid basal-cell carcinoma syndrome

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