afamelanotide

== English == === Etymology === From [Term?] +‎ melano- +‎ -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === === Noun === afamelanotide (uncountable) (pharmacology) A synthetic analogue of the naturally-occurring melanocortin peptide hormone alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) that has been shown to induce skin pigmentation through melanogenesis.