Category: G

A mass of minute granules.  

A layer of cells in the theca of the graafian follicle.  

The centrally located, dark-blue-staining (azurophilic) region of a platelet. It contains glycogen, mitochondria, and electron dense tubules.  

A very vascular granuloma at any site, but especially in the nasal mucosa or pharynx.  

A circumscribed, firm, fissured, fibrotic, benign tumor caused by chronic irritation. It may occur where hard objects such as dentures or the earpieces of glasses rub against the labioalveolar fold or the retroauricular fold. The tumor disappears when the irritating object is removed.  

An abnormal increase in the number of granulocytes in the blood.  

The formation of granulocytes.  

A naturally occurring cytokine glycoprotein that stimulates the production of neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages. It is effective in treating bone marrow deficiency following cancer chemotherapy or bone marrow transplantation. Sargramostim, also recognized as a substance produced by immune system cells, serves as a potent stimulator for launching an assault against foreign cells. This remarkable substance…

A term formerly used for myeloblast.  

A genus of disease-causing organisms, formerly referred to as “nutritionally variant streptococci.” Species within the genus may cause infections of bones and joints, the central nervous system, heart valves, and other body parts.