əˈfʌs noun Biochemistry.
any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
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lipofuscin lip·o·fus·cin (lĭp'ō-fŭs'ĭn, -fy&oomacr;'sĭn)
n.
Brown pigment granules representing lipid-containing residues of lysosomal digestion.
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