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- melanomaA dark-pigmented, usually malignant tumor arising from a melanocyte and occurring most commonly in the skin.
- melanocyteA cell in the skin that produces the pigment melanin.
- melanosisThe morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant character, causing pigmented tumours.
- melanodermA person with dark skin.
- melanophagyThe loss (by "eating away") of melanin
- melanogenesisThe production of melanin in human skin
- melanoidRelating to, or resembling, melanin.
- melanoregulinA protein (and associated gene) that regulates the activity of melanosomes
- melanoacanthomaA benign, darkly pigmented cutaneous condition characterized by a skin lesion with a dull or lackluster surface, and involving a proliferation of keratinocytes and melanocytes.
- melanoblastThe precursor cell of a melanocyte.