granule
(gran′ūl″ )
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To hear audio pronunciation of this topic, purchase a subscription or log in.[L. granulum, little grain]
1. A small grainlike mass.
2. In histology, a small intracellular mass that has no apparent internal structure.
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Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Granule." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738947/all/dense_granule. 
Granule. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738947/all/dense_granule. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Granule. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738947/all/dense_granule
Granule [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/738947/all/dense_granule.
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