melanosome

[muh-lan-uh-sohm, mel-uh-nuh-]

noun Cell Biology.

an organelle in melanocytes that synthesizes and stores melanin.

Origin of melanosome

First recorded in 1935–40; melano- + -some³

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melanosome in Medicine

melanosome

[mĕl′ə-nō-sōm′, mə-lăn′ə-]

n.

Any of the usually oval pigment granules that are produced by melanocytes.

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