Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0265 short lesson, about 20 seconds
melan/o: Black or Melanin
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The idea
The combining form melan slash o names the colour black, or melanin, the pigment giving skin its colour.
In practice
A melanocyte is the cell producing melanin.
Where people slip
Melan slash o names a pigment. Terms in melan describe colour or the cells making it.
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