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Charcot-Leyden crystals

Charcot-Leyden crystals is the plural of Charcot-Leyden crystal.

Meaning of Charcot-Leyden crystal

Noun

Charcot-Leyden crystal (plural Charcot-Leyden crystals)

  1. (especially, plural) Elongated, double-pyramidal crystal of eosinophils found in the sputum in bronchial asthma

Questions about Charcot-Leyden crystals

What is Charcot-Leyden crystals the plural of?
Charcot-Leyden crystals is the plural of Charcot-Leyden crystal.

Words near Charcot-Leyden crystals in the dictionary

  1. Charcot's fever
  2. Charcot's intermittent fever
  3. Charcot's neurologic triad
  4. Charcot's triad
  5. Charcot-Leyden crystal
  6. Charcot-Leyden crystals
  7. Charcot-Marie-Tooth
  8. Charcotian
  9. charcuterie
  10. charcuterie board
  11. charcuterie platter

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