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CHROMOPHAGE

\kɹˈə͡ʊmɒfɪd͡ʒ], \kɹˈə‍ʊmɒfɪd‍ʒ], \k_ɹ_ˈəʊ_m_ɒ_f_ɪ_dʒ]\

Definitions of CHROMOPHAGE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The mononuclear phagocytes which digest the normal pigments of the hair, causing the white hair of old age.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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