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Curschmann's spirals

Curschmann's spirals noun: microscopic spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts or bronchioles, found in the sputum of asthmatic people.

Noun

Curschmann's spirals pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Microscopic spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts or bronchioles, found in the sputum of asthmatic people.
    • Curschmann's spirals are usually found in samples from animals with prolonged and excessive production of mucus.2001, Rick L. Cowell, Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Horse, page 75

Origin of Curschmann's spirals

Named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846-1910).

Questions about Curschmann's spirals

What does Curschmann's spirals mean?
Curschmann's spirals means microscopic spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts or bronchioles, found in the sputum of asthmatic people.
What part of speech is Curschmann's spirals?
Curschmann's spirals is a noun.

Words near Curschmann's spirals in the dictionary

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