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noun
A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: hyaline, hyalin
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-h2 ? Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh2-der. Proto-Hellenic *kérats Ancient Greek κέρᾰς (kérăs)der. English kerato- English hyalin English keratohyalin From kerato- + hyalin.
