MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes

Synonyms:

melanocyte-stimulating hormone; MSH

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("melanocyte-stimulating hormone" is a kind of...):

endocrine; hormone; internal secretion (the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect)

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