granule

(gran‘il) [L. gran’ulum]. A small particle or grain; also a medicinal pellet. acidophil g@’s. Same as alpha-g’s. albuminous g’s granules seen in the cytoplasm of many normal cells, which optically disappear on the addition of acetic acid, but are not affected by ether or chloroform. alpha-g’s, the coarse, highly refractive, eosinophil granules of leukocytes. They are composed of albuminous matter, Called also eosinophil and oxyphil g's. Altmann’s g’s, rounded ma es stainable with acid fuchsin, seen in the glandular cells of vertebrates: they are thought to be concerned in secretory activity. Called also fuchsinophil g's and plasmosomes. amphophil g's. Same as beta-g's. Babes-Ernst g’s. See under body. basophil g’s. Same as gamma-g's. beta-g’s, fine, round, amphophil granules found in the marrow cavities, and sometimes in leukocytes. Bettelheim’s g’8, small mobile granules seen in the blood. chromatic g’s, chromophilic g’s, particles of stainable substance, whether within or without a cell or a nucleus. cone-g’s, the nuclei of the visual cells of the retina in its outer nuclear layer which are connected with the cones. cytoplasmic a’s. See albuminous p’s. Gelta-g's, round basophilic ma es from the non-nuclear elements of the blood. elementary g’s, hemokonie. eosinophil g's. See alpha-g's. epsilon-g’s, neutrophil granules from_ the protoplasm of polynuclear leukocytes. Fauvel 3 g's, per i bronchitic absce es. female g’s, the parts into which the female pronucleus breaks up after fertilization. fuchsinophil g's. Sce Altmann’s g's. gamma-g’s, basophilic granules found in the blood, marrow, and in the ti ues. They are very abundant in leukemic blood. Grawitz’s g's, minute granules seen in the red blood corpuscles in lead-poisoning. infective g., a small granular body which carries the infection in trypanosomiasis. iodophil g's, granules staining brown with iodin, seen in polymorphonuclear leukocytes in various acute infectious diseases. K6lliker’s interstitial g’s, various sized granules seen in the sarcoplasm of muscle-fibers. male-g’s, the parts (four or six in number) into which the head of the spermatozoén divides after fertilization has taken place. Much’s g’s, granules and rods found in tuberculous sputum which do not stain by the usual proce es for acid fast bacilli, but do stain with Gram stain; regarded as modified tubercle bacilli. Neu er’s g@’8, basophil granules seen about the nuclei of leukocytes. neutrophil g’s. Sec cpsilon-g's. Ni l's g’s. See Ni l’s bodies, under body. oxyphil g’s. See alpha-g's. Plehn’s g’s, basophil granules in the conjugating form of malarial parasite. protein g’s, minute particles of various proteins, some anabolic and others catabolic. rod-g’s, the nuclei of rod-visual cells in the outer nuclear layer of the retina which are connected with the rods. Schridde’s g’s, granules similar to Altmann’s granules, but smaller, found in plasma-cells and lym hocytes. Schron’ 8 g., a small body, of doubtful or! in, seen in the germinal spot of the ovum. Schi er’s g’8, coarse red gran-