A pigment or coloring substance found in the skin that gives it its natural color.
From Greek 'derma' (skin) + 'chroma' (color). The term combines ancient Greek roots referring to skin pigmentation, coined in the 19th century as scientific vocabulary for discussing skin biology.
Your skin color comes from melanin, a dermochrome produced by special cells called melanocytes—the same pigment that protects you from sunburn and can make freckles appear when you're in the sun!
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