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NOUN (1)

1. a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes;
[syn: melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

melanocyte-stimulating hormone
    n 1: a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that
         controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes [syn:
         melanocyte-stimulating hormone, MSH]