space of Disse

noun

The perisinusoidal space, a location in the liver between a hepatocyte and a sinusoid, containing the blood plasma.

Meanings

nounspace of Disse (plural spaces of Disse)

plural spaces of Disse

  1. The perisinusoidal space, a location in the liver between a hepatocyte and a sinusoid, containing the blood plasma.

Origin

Named after German anatomist Joseph Disse (1852–1912).

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