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melanoblast

[ muh-lan-uh-blast, mel-uh-nuh- ]
/ məˈlæn əˌblæst, ˈmɛl ə nə- /

noun Biology.

an undifferentiated cell that develops into a melanophore or melanocyte.

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Origin of melanoblast

First recorded in 1900–05; melano- + -blast

Words nearby melanoblast

melanippus, melanism, melanite, melano-, melanoameloblastoma, melanoblast, melanoblastoma, melanocarcinoma, melanochroi, melanocyte, melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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Medical definitions for melanoblast

melanoblast
[ mĕl′ə-nō-blăst′, mə-lăn′ə- ]

n.

A precursor cell of a melanocyte or melanophore.

Other words from melanoblast

mel′a•no•blas′tic adj.
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