Medical Dictionary

melanophage

noun me·la·no·phage \mə-ˈlan-ə-ˌfāj, ˈmel-ə-nə-\

Medical Definition of MELANOPHAGE

:  a melanin-containing cell which obtains the pigment by phagocytosis

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