SW StudyWalks

Medical Terminology  /  MedTerm 0265  ·  Atom · ~20 seconds

melan/o: Black or Melanin

Video not yet published
to the StudyWalks catalog
State

The combining form melan slash o names the colour black, or melanin, the pigment giving skin its colour.

Show

A melanocyte is the cell producing melanin.

Watch for

Melan slash o names a pigment. Terms in melan describe colour or the cells making it.