- granulosa cell
- gran·u·lo·sa cell .gran-yə-'lō-sə-, -'lō-zə- n one of the estrogen-secreting cells of the epithelial lining of a graafian follicle or its follicular precursor
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Granulosa cell tumour — Granulosa cell tumo(u)rs (or granulosa theca cell tumo(u)rs) are tumors of the granulosa cell. They are part of the sex cord stromal tumour group of ovarian neoplasms.The peak age at which they occur is 50 55 years, but they may occur at any… … Wikipedia
granulosa cell carcinoma — a granulosa cell tumor that has undergone malignant transformation … Medical dictionary
granulosa cell — noun Etymology: New Latin granulosa, from feminine of granulosus granulose Date: 1936 one of the estrogen secreting cells of the epithelial lining of a graafian follicle or its follicular precursor … New Collegiate Dictionary
granulosa cell — |granyə|lōsə , ōzə noun Etymology: New Latin granulosa, from granul + Latin osa (feminine of osus ous) : one of the cells of the epithelial lining of a graafian follicle … Useful english dictionary
granulosa cell tumor — A type of slow growing, malignant tumor that usually affects the ovary … English dictionary of cancer terms
Cell culture — in a Petri dish Epithelial cells in culture, stained for keratin (red) an … Wikipedia
granulosa tumor — granulosa cell tumor an ovarian tumor originating in the cells of the primordial membrana granulosa; it may be associated with excessive production of estrin, inducing endometrial hyperplasia with menorrhagia. See also granulosa theca cell t. and … Medical dictionary
Granulosa cells — A granulosa cell is a somatic cell found closely associated with the developing female gamete (called an oocyte or egg) in the ovary of mammals. Anatomy and functionIn the primary ovarian follicle and later in follicle development… … Wikipedia
granulosa lutein cell — n any of the relatively large pale staining lutein cells of the corpus luteum that are derived from granulosa cells, have long microvilli projecting from the cell surface, and secrete primarily progesterone compare THECA LUTEIN CELL … Medical dictionary
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
