Etymology

granulopexy

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Today it means: The fixation of granules circulating in the blood, most notably by the reticuloendothelial system. Full definition →

French granulopexie
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  1. French · borrowed fromgranulopexie
  2. English todaygranulopexy

Equivalent to granulo- + -pexy. Borrowed from French granulopexie, coined by Biozzi et al. in 1948, following work by Nicholas Jancsó, who noted that injection of histamine causes endothelial cells to pick up stray particles.

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