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lamellar granule

lamellar granule noun: a secretory organelle found in type II pneumocytes and keratinocytes, associated with skin barrier function.

Noun

lamellar granule (plural lamellar granules)

  1. A secretory organelle found in type II pneumocytes and keratinocytes, associated with skin barrier function.
    Synonyms:
    keratinosome, lamellar body, MCG, membrane-coating granule, Odland body

Synonyms of lamellar granule

Forms of lamellar granule

plurallamellar granules

Questions about lamellar granule

What does lamellar granule mean?
Lamellar granule means a secretory organelle found in type II pneumocytes and keratinocytes, associated with skin barrier function.
What part of speech is lamellar granule?
Lamellar granule is a noun.
What is the plural of lamellar granule?
The plural of lamellar granule is lamellar granules.

Words near lamellar granule in the dictionary

  1. lamellar
  2. lamellar corpuscle
  3. lamellar corpuscles
  4. lamellar face
  5. lamellar faces
  6. lamellar granule
  7. lamellar granules
  8. lamellar ichthyosis
  9. lamellar trama
  10. lamellar tramas
  11. lamellariid

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