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de·gran·u·la·tion | \ (ˌ)dē-ˌgra-nyə-ˈlā-shən 
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\Definition of degranulation
: the process of losing granules specifically : the process by which cytoplasmic granules (as of mast cells) release their contents
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degranulation
nounde·gran·u·la·tion | \ (ˌ)dē-ˌgran-yə-ˈlā-shən \
\Medical Definition of degranulation
: the process of losing granules specifically : the process by which cytoplasmic granules (as of mast cells) release their contents
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degranulate \ -ˈgran-yə-ˌlāt \ intransitive verb degranulated; degranulating
\ intransitive verb degranulated; degranulatingComments on degranulation
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The first known use of degranulation was circa 1941
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