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mesangial
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mesangial
[mesan′jē·əl]
pertaining to the mesangium.
mesangial
of the nature of or pertaining to mesangium.
mesangial cell
connective tissue cells of the glomerulus; occur singly or in pairs in a thin matrix.
mesangial sclerosis
increased mesangial matrix.
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