A dark brownish pigment found in certain cells, especially in nerve and muscle cells, that accumulates with age.
From Latin 'fuscus' (dark brown) plus the chemical suffix '-in' (indicating a substance or compound).
Fuscin is basically cellular trash—it's the 'age pigment' that accumulates in long-lived cells, and it might be why older brains look different under a microscope.
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