alpha acidophil
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acidophil — [ə sid′ə fil] n. [ ACID + O + PHIL] 1. a cell, substance, or tissue easily stained by acid dyes, as any of the alpha cells in the anterior pituitary 2. an organism that has an affinity for and grows well in an acid environment: also acidophile [ə … English World dictionary
alpha cells — pl.n. 1. cells in the anterior pituitary that contain acidophil granules 2. cells in the pancreas which produce glucagon * * * … Universalium
alpha cell — n an acidophilic glandular cell (as of the pancreas or the adenohypophysis) compare BETA CELL * * * 1. a type of islet cell that is found in the periphery of the pancreatic islets and secretes either somatostatin (alpha1 cells) or glucagon… … Medical dictionary
alpha cells — pl.n. 1. cells in the anterior pituitary that contain acidophil granules 2. cells in the pancreas which produce glucagon … English World dictionary
acidophil — acid·o·phil ə sid ə .fil, a also acid·o·phile .fīl adj ACIDOPHILIC (1) acidophil also acidophile n a substance, tissue, or organism that stains readily with acid stains called also oxyphile * * * (acidophilic) … Medical dictionary
alpha granules — 1. the predominant type of granule found in platelets; they are round to oval in shape and contain fibrinogen, platelet factor 4, and various other proteins. 2. large granules in the alpha cells of the islets of Langerhans, which are insoluble in … Medical dictionary
acidophil granules — 1. granules staining with acid dyes. 2. alpha g s (def. 3) … Medical dictionary
somatotroph — A cell of the adenohypophysis that produces somatotropin. * * * so·ma·to·troph .trōf, .träf n any of various cells of the adenohypophysis of the pituitary gland that secrete growth hormone called also somatotrope * * * so·mato·troph (so matґo… … 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
granule — 1. A grainlike particle; a granulation; a minute discrete mass. 2. A very small pill, usually gelatin or sugar coated, containing a drug to be given in a small dose. 3. A colony of the bacterium or … Medical dictionary
