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PRONUNCIATION OF DEGRANULATION

degranulation  [diːˌɡrænjʊˈleɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEGRANULATION

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Degranulation is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DEGRANULATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Degranulation

Degranulation is a cellular process that releases antimicrobial cytotoxic molecules from secretory vesicles called granules found inside some cells. It is used by several different cells involved in the immune system, including granulocytes and mast cells. It is also used by certain lymphocytes such as natural killer cells and cytotoxic T cells, whose main purpose is to destroy invading microorganisms.

Definition of degranulation in the English dictionary

The definition of degranulation in the dictionary is a cellular process in which cytoplasmic granules within certain cells secrete their contents, often to the outside of the cell.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEGRANULATION


calculation
ˌkælkjʊˈleɪʃən
cancellation
ˌkænsɪˈleɪʃən
circulation
ˌsɜːkjʊˈleɪʃən
compilation
ˌkɒmpɪˈleɪʃən
correlation
ˌkɒrɪˈleɪʃən
formulation
ˌfɔːmjʊˈleɪʃən
installation
ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən
insulation
ˌɪnsjʊˈleɪʃən
isolation
ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən
legislation
ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən
manipulation
məˌnɪpjʊˈleɪʃən
musculation
ˌmʌskjʊˈleɪʃən
mutilation
ˌmjuːtɪˈleɪʃən
population
ˌpɒpjʊˈleɪʃən
regulation
ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən
relation
rɪˈleɪʃən
simulation
ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən
translation
trænsˈleɪʃən
ventilation
ˌvɛntɪˈleɪʃən
violation
ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEGRANULATION

degradability
degradable
degradation
degradative
degrade
degradedly
degrader
degrading
degradingly
degras
degreasant
degrease
degreaser
degree
degree ceremony
degree course
degree day
degree mill
degree of difficulty
degree of freedom

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEGRANULATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of degranulation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «degranulation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEGRANULATION

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The translations of degranulation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «degranulation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

脱粒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

degranulación
570 millions of speakers

English

degranulation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

degranulation
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تحبب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дегрануляция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

degranulação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

degranulation
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dégranulation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Degranulasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Degranulation
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

脱顆粒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

탈과립
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Degranulasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

degranulation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

degranulation
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डिगॅन्यूलेशन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

degranülasyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

degranulazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

degranulacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дегрануляция
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

degranularea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποκοκκίωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

degranulation
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

degranulering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

degranulation
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of degranulation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEGRANULATION»

The term «degranulation» is regularly used and occupies the 64.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEGRANULATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about degranulation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEGRANULATION»

Discover the use of degranulation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to degranulation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Basophil and Mast Cell Degranulation and Recovery: Basophil ...
Basophil and Mast Cell Degranulation and Recovery Ann M. Dvorak. 1985; Triggiani et al., 1985); the demonstration of increased heart rate and ST segment depression in normal volunteers receiving infusions of histamine (Triggiani et al.,  ...
Ann M. Dvorak, 1991
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Weight Loss, Exercise and Health Research
Intense. Exercise. Stimulates. Blood. Neutrophil. Degranulation. in. Humans. and. Rats. Vladimir I. Morozov' and Michael I. Kalinski Department of Biochemistry, Research Institute of Physical Culture, Dynamo Ave. 2, St. Petersburg 1971 10, ...
Carrie P. Saylor, 2006
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The Mast Cell in Health and Disease
MARTHA V. WHITE National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland I. Introduction Degranulation of human mast cells and basophils can be induced by a variety of immunological and ...
Kaliner, 1992
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Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water
These antibodies become attached to sites at the surface of the basophil cells, and it is the interaction of the anchored IgE molecules with the allergens that promotes degranulation. Benveniste's group was studying this allergenic response ...
Philip Ball, 2001
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Mast Cells in Allergic Diseases
Furthermore, our studies in human mast cells demonstrated that the concurrent addition of siRNAs targeted towards NTAL and LAT was more effective at blocking degranulation than when added separately [Tkaczyk and Gilfillan, unpubl.
Hirohisa Saito, Yoshimichi Okayama, 2005
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Therapeutic Targets in Airway Inflammation
Evidence for Mast Cell Degranulation in ADA-Deficient Lungs Mast cells release mediators that influence lung inflammation (50). ADA-deficient mice show extensive lungmastcell degranulationinassociation withelevatedadeno- sine levels ...
N. Tony Eissa, David P. Huston, 2003
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Biomedical Aspects of Histamine: Current Perspectives
1994) mast cells to rapid degranulation. Also TNF, an important proinflammatory cytokine, activates human skin (van Overveld et al. 1991) and rat peritoneal ( Brzezi ́nska-Błaszczyk et al. 2000, Olejnik and Brzezi ́nska-Błaszczyk 1998) mast  ...
Nancy Khardori, Mohammed Shahid, 2010
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Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases: Definition, Diagnosis, ...
Reduced degranula- tion can be observed in patients with FHL-3, FHL-4 or yet undefined genetic disorders of degranulation [24, 110]. However, the test has not yet been used in a sufficient number of patients with secondary HLH to judge its ...
Nima Rezaei, Asghar Aghamohammadi, Luigi D. Notarangelo, 2008
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Postgraduate Haematology
Degranulation and secretion are processes whereby the contents of phagocytic storage granules are released into the phagocytic vacuoles (degranulation) or into the extracellular space (secretion). Degranulation and secretion can be ...
A. Victor Hoffbrand, Daniel Catovsky, Edward G. D. Tuddenham, 2011
10
Adenosine Receptors in Health and Disease
In the allergic response, antigens bind and crosslink IgE molecules bound to the functional high-affinity receptor for IgE, FcεRI, on mast cells to induce degranulation and the release of a broad spectrum of proinflammatory mediators (Nilsson et ...
Constance N. Wilson, S. Jamal Mustafa, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEGRANULATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term degranulation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis among basic school children in …
How does this degranulation of mast cells occur? The conjunctiva mounts an antigen-specific response with Th-2 upon contact with an allergen ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
2
Mutations in DOCK2 ID'd in Early-Onset Invasive Infections
In the T-, B-, and NK-cells, chemokine-induced migration and actin polymerization were defective; NK-cell degranulation was also affected. «Doctors Lounge, Jun 15»
3
The opioid peptide dynorphin A induces leukocyte responses via …
... the immune system, including leukocyte migration, degranulation and cytokine production. The mechanisms whereby opioid peptides induce ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
4
Ibrutinib in the Management of B-cell Malignancies
... levels over the course of 12 cycles. There was an observed decrease in anti-immunoglobulin E (IgE)-stimulated basophil degranulation. «Targeted Oncology, May 15»
5
In Vivo Activation of Human NK Cells by Treatment with an …
... their degranulation upon exposure to K562 cells, as indicated by cell surface expression of CD107a; and their capacity to lyse K562 cells and ... «Journal of Virology, May 15»
6
The Nose Holds Clues in Vasculitis
"TREM1 is a signaling receptor on neutrophils and monocytes that amplifies pro-inflammatory cytokine production, degranulation, and ... «MedPage Today, May 15»
7
Neutrophil extracellular traps mediate bacterial liver damage
Phagocytosis and degranulation are the mechanisms they are probably best known to use, but they also employ NETs to—quite literally—trap ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
8
Sorafenib improves rituximab and ofatumumab efficacy by …
(d) For the degranulation assay, natural killer (NK) cells were negatively isolated from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of healthy donors ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
9
Adoptive T-cell immunotherapy for ganciclovir-resistant CMV …
... then assessed for IFN-γ expression and degranulation using surface CD107a expression. Data in each pie chart represents the proportion of ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
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US orphan status for AB Science's muscle-wasting drug
The drug blocks mast cell-mediated degranulation, the release of cytotoxic substances that could further damage motor nerves, and is already ... «PharmaTimes, Mar 15»

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