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melanocyte-stimulating hormone

n :  either of two vertebrate hormones of the pituitary gland that darken the skin by stimulating melanin dispersion in pigment-containing cells - abbr. MSH - called also intermedin , melanophore-stimulating hormone , melanotropin  .
 
 

 
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