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granular /gran·u·lar/ (gran´u-lar) made up of or marked by presence of granules or grains.
granular [gran′yələr] Etymology: L, granulum, little grain 1 macroscopically resembling or feeling like sand. 2 microscopically appearing to have a few or many particles within or on its surface, such as a stained granular leukocyte. granularity, n. granular made up of or marked by the presence of granules or grains. granular casts homogeneous urinary casts with a granular structure; composed of fractions of serum proteins. granular cell myoblastoma rare tumor at the base of the tongue of the dog. granular cell tumor a benign, circumscribed, tumor-like lesion of soft tissue, particularly of the lung of the horse, tongue of dogs, skin and muscle, composed of large cells with prominent granular cytoplasm; considered by some to arise from myoblasts (myoblastoma) and by others from neurogenic elements (granular cell schwannoma). granular layer see stratum granulosum. granular reticulum rough-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. granular vaginitis spherical, 1 mm diameter nodules on the vulvar mucosa of the cow and the penile skin of the bull. Appears to be a nonspecific hyperplasia of lymphoid tissue, but linked anecdotally with Mycoplasma spp. Called also granular vulvovaginitis. granular venereal disease see granular vaginitis (above). granular vulvitis part of a venereal disease caused by Ureaplasma diversum in cattle; other signs include embryonic death, abortion, dead or weak calves. granular vulvovaginitis see granular vaginitis (above). How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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