degranulation
/diːˌɡɹænjəˈleɪʃən/noun
degranulation is a noun meaning “The release by certain cells (for example mast cells) of substances (for example histamine) from or as secretory granules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N, and it appears about once in every 26 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of degranulation is degranulations.
What does degranulation mean?
noun
- 1
The release by certain cells (for example mast cells) of substances (for example histamine) from or as secretory granules.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce degranulation?
- UK /diːˌɡɹænjəˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of degranulation
- degranulations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is degranulation?
Degranulation appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does degranulation come from?
From de- + granulation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).