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Vacuolation

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vac·u·ole  (vky-l)
n.
A small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste.
[French, from Latin vacuus, empty; see vacuum.]
vacu·olar (-lr, -lär) adj.
vacu·o·lation n.
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Noun1.Vacuolation - the state of having become filled with vacuolesvacuolation - the state of having become filled with vacuoles
vacuolisation, vacuolization
condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
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1,6) Hypertrophy of the olivary nucleus following a primary brainstem injury is believed to represent a combination of cell body enlargement, vacuolation of the cytoplasm, astrocytic proliferation, demyelination, and fibrillary gliosis.
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pylori strains, only about 50% of isolates cause vacuolation in epithelial cells.
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Iodine and iodide: functions and benefits beyond the thyroid by Rheault, Shana; Olmstead, Stephen; Ralston, Janet; Meiss, Dennis / Townsend Letter
 
 
 
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