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melanocyte-stimulating hormone
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| mel·a·no·cyte-stim·u·lat·ing hor·mone (plural mel·a·no·cyte-stim·u·lat·ing hor·mones) |
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hormone regulating skin pigmentation: either of two hormones in vertebrates produced in the pituitary gland that darken the skin by regulating melanin dispersal
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