Definition of "melanocytes" [melanocytes]

• Plural form of melanocyte. (noun)

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• ""Our work suggested that a peculiarity in the MC1R receptor on melanocytes is responsible for a failure to tan," Fisher relates."
• "You have these cells in your skin called melanocytes which give you the pigment that give you some color to your skin."
• "The white patches appear when pigment cells, called melanocytes, are attacked and destroyed by the body's immune system."