melanotroph means A cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From melano- + -troph.
noun
- A cell in the pituitary gland that generates melanocyte-stimulating hormone from its precursor proopiomelanocortin.