Term: melanocyte-stimulating hormone: a hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland that controls the degree of pigmentation in melanocytes
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: rent-rebate: a rebate on rent given by a local government authority
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: comfrey: perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: pilsner: a pale lager with strong flavor of hops; first brewed in the Bohemian town of Pilsen
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: northern europe: the northernmost countries of Europe
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: aphyllanthes: one species; small fibrous-rooted perennial with rushlike foliage and deep blue flowers; sometimes placed in its own family Aphyllanthaceae
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: kraal: a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa; usually surrounded by a stockade
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: elimination: the act of removing or getting rid of something
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: site visit: a visit in an official capacity to examine a site to determine its suitability for some enterprise
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: tiger salamander: widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
Broader: hormone: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect | Unrelated: shell plating: the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship