Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as ccratohyalin.

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  • noun biology A protein structure found in granules in the stratum granulosum of the epidermis, which may be involved in keratinization, and in Hassall corpuscles in the thymus.

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  • noun hyaline in the large granules of the stratum granulosum

Etymologies

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kerato- +‎ hyalin

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Examples

  • The stratum lucidum appears in section as a homogeneous or dimly striated membrane, composed of closely packed cells in which traces of flattened nuclei may be found, and in which minute granules of a substance named keratohyalin are present.

    X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 2. The Common Integument 1918

  • Note that FLG2 labels are either diffusely dispersed in the cytoplasm (panel c) or grouped as keratohyalin granules (panel d).

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Zhihong Wu et al. 2009

  • FLG2 labels were dispersed diffusely throughout the cytoplasm in the SC, while in the SG, FLG2 was localized to irregularly-shaped keratohyalin granules of various sizes (

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Zhihong Wu et al. 2009

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