melanotroph

English

Etymology

From melano- +‎ -troph.

Noun

melanotroph (plural melanotrophs)

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

Synonyms

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