GERMINATING ENDOTHELIAL CELL
\d͡ʒˈɜːmɪnˌe͡ɪtɪŋ ˌɛndə͡ʊθˈɛlɪəl sˈɛl], \dʒˈɜːmɪnˌeɪtɪŋ ˌɛndəʊθˈɛlɪəl sˈɛl], \dʒ_ˈɜː_m_ɪ_n_ˌeɪ_t_ɪ_ŋ ˌɛ_n_d_əʊ_θ_ˈɛ_l_ɪ__ə_l s_ˈɛ_l]\
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Syn.: germinating endothelium. One of the polyhedral or short columnar cells occurring especially in the pleura, the omentum, and the synovial membranes, where they are in a state of active division, producing lymphoid cells or lymph corpuscles which ultimately become white blood corpuscles.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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