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Melanite

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• Melano-

  1. a combining form meaning “black,” used in the formation of compound words: melanocyte. combining form 1. black or dark: melanin, melanism, melanocyte, melanoma word-forming element meaning “black,” from Greek melano-, comb. form of melas (genitive melanos) “black, dark, murky” (see melanin). melano- or melan- pref. Black; dark: melanin.

• Melanoameloblastoma

  melanoameloblastoma mel·a·no·am·e·lo·blas·to·ma (měl’ə-nō-ām’ə-lō-blā-stō’mə) n. See melanotic neuroectodermal tumor.

• Melanoblast

  [muh-lan-uh-blast, mel-uh-nuh-] /məˈlæn əˌblæst, ˈmɛl ə nə-/ noun, Biology. 1. an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte. melanoblast mel·a·no·blast (měl’ə-nō-blāst’, mə-lān’ə-) n. A precursor cell of a melanocyte or melanophore. mel’a·no·blas’tic adj.

• Melanoblastoma

  melanoblastoma mel·a·no·blas·to·ma (měl’ə-nō-blā-stō’mə) n. See melanoma.

• Melanocarcinoma

  melanocarcinoma mel·a·no·car·ci·no·ma (měl’ə-nō-kär’sə-nō’mə) n. See melanoma.

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