Medical Definition of Cortical granule

1. Specialised secretory vesicles lying just below the plasma membrane of the egg, that fuse and release their contents immediately after fertilization (activation) to prevent polyspermy. (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cortical Granule

cortically
corticalosteotomy
cortical apraxia
cortical arches of kidney
cortical area
cortical arteries
cortical audiometry
cortical blindness
cortical bone
cortical cataract
cortical convexity
cortical deafness
cortical dysplasia
cortical epilepsy
cortical epilepsy
cortical granule (current term)
cortical hormones
cortical implantation
cortical layer
cortical lobules of kidney
cortical meshwork
cortical nephrocalcinosis
cortical osteitis
cortical part
cortical part of middle cerebral artery
cortical potential
cortical reaction
cortical region
cortical sensibility
cortical substance

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