Medical Dictionary

phanerosis

noun phan·er·o·sis \ˌfan-ə-ˈrō-səs\
plural phan·er·o·ses \-ˌsēz\

Medical Definition of PHANEROSIS

:  the attaining of visibility—used chiefly of intercellular lipids that become visible fatty droplets as the cells degenerate

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