PIGMENT CELL
\pˈɪɡmənt sˈɛl], \pˈɪɡmənt sˈɛl], \p_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_ə_n_t s_ˈɛ_l]\
Definitions of PIGMENT CELL
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By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
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A cell in which the cell body contains minute masses or crystals of pigment. Pigment cells may be in the form of an epithelium, as in the pigment layer of the retina. In man, pigment cells are found in the eye, ear, nose, spleen, skin, and several other situations.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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