- Merkel-Ranvier cell
- a type of clear cell found in the basal layer of the epidermis; it contains catecholamine granules and resembles a melanocyte.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Merkel-Ranvier cell
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merkel-ranvier corpuscle — ˈmer]kəl|räⁿ|vyā , ˈmər] noun Usage: usually capitalized M&R Etymology: after Friedrich S. Merkel died 1919 German anatomist & Louis A. Ranvier died 1922 French histologist : merkel s cell … Useful english dictionary
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