keratinosome

keratinosome definition - medical

ke·rat·i·no·some (kə-rătˈn-ə-sōmˌ, kĕrˌə-tĭnˈə-)

noun
A membrane-bound granule in the upper layers of the prickle cell layer of certain stratified squamous epithelia. Also called membrane-coating granule.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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