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noun
The fixation of granules circulating in the blood, most notably by the reticuloendothelial system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Equivalent to granulo- + -pexy. Borrowed from French granulopexie, coined by Biozzi et al. in 1948, following work by Nicholas Jancsó, who noted that injection of histamine causes endothelial cells to pick up stray particles.
