Giannuzzi, Giuseppe

Giannuzzi, Giuseppe

(ja-noot'se) Italian anatomist, 1839–1876.

Giannuzzi cells

Crescents of Giannuzzi

crescents of Giannuzzi

A crescent-shaped group of serous cells lying at the base of or along the side of a mucous alveolus of a salivary gland. Synonym: Giannuzzi cells; Heidenhain demilunes

Giannuzzi,

Giuseppe, Italian anatomist, 1839-1876. Giannuzzi crescents - the serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands. Synonym(s): Giannuzzi demilunes; serous demilunesGiannuzzi demilunes - Synonym(s): Giannuzzi crescents