Medical Dictionary

degranulation

noun de·gran·u·la·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌgran-yə-ˈlā-shən\

Medical Definition of DEGRANULATION

:  the process of losing granules; specifically :  the process by which cytoplasmic granules (as of mast cells) release their contents
de·gran·u·late \-ˈgran-yə-ˌlāt\ intransitive verb, de·gran·u·lat·ed de·gran·u·lat·ing

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