melanotroph

[ mĕl′ə-nō-trŏf′, -trōf′ ]

n.

A cell of the pituitary gland that produces the hormone that stimulates melanocyte production.

Words nearby melanotroph

melanospermous, melanotic, melanotic carcinoma, melanotic neuroectodermal tumor, melanotic whitlow, melanotroph, melanotropin, melanous, melanuria, melanuric, melaphyre