Definition of "degranulation" []

• The process of losing granules. (noun)

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• "For example, when a stray pollen grain finds its way into a hay fever sufferer's airways, their mast cells overreact, spilling their contents in a process known as 'degranulation'."
• ""Human basophil degranulation triggered by very dilute antiserum against IgE"."
• "Inhibition of human basophil degranulation by successive histamine dilutions: results of a European multi-centre trial."