Medical Definition of A granules

1. Large, rodlike, or filamentous granules found in several types of cells, especially platelets where they are the most numerous type of granule; contain secretory proteins, including fibrinogen, fibronectin, fibrospondin, von Willebrand factor (collectively known as adhesive proteins) and other proteins (platelet factor 4, platelet-derived growth factor, coagulation factor V, etc.). (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of A Granules

A battery
a billion
a bit
a bit much(p)
a capella singing
a cappella
a cappella singing
A chain
a couple of(a)
A disks
a fetoprotein
a few(a)
A fibres
a fortiori
a good deal
a granules (current term)
a great deal
a haemolysin
a helix
A horizon
a hundred
a hundred and one
a hundred thousand
a hundred times
a Kempis
A layer
a la carte
a la mode
a la mode(p)
A level

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