| granulosity | A mass of minute granules of any character. Synonym: granulosity. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| granulovacuolar degeneration | Degeneration of hippocampal brain cells in elderly persons, characterised by basophilic granules surrounded by a clear zone in hippocampal neurons; occurs more frequently in Alzheimer's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granum | <plant biology> Stack of thylakoids in the chloroplast, containing the light harvesting system and the enzymes responsible for the light dependent reactions of photosynthesis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| granzymes | Serine esterases that represent most of the granule content of T cytotoxic cells. It is not known if these enzymes are required for killing by the T cytotoxic cell. Origin: Granule + -zyme (05 Mar 2000) |