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Reed-Sternberg cell

Reed-Sternberg cell noun: a giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Noun

Reed-Sternberg cell (plural Reed-Sternberg cells)

  1. A giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Forms of Reed-Sternberg cell

pluralReed-Sternberg cells

Origin of Reed-Sternberg cell

Named after Dorothy Reed Mendenhall and Carl Sternberg, who provided the first definitive microscopic descriptions of Hodgkin's disease.

Questions about Reed-Sternberg cell

What does Reed-Sternberg cell mean?
Reed-Sternberg cell means a giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
What part of speech is Reed-Sternberg cell?
Reed-Sternberg cell is a noun.
What is the plural of Reed-Sternberg cell?
The plural of Reed-Sternberg cell is Reed-Sternberg cells.

Words near Reed-Sternberg cell in the dictionary

  1. Reed's syndrome
  2. Reed-Kellogg system
  3. reed-mace
  4. reed-maces
  5. reed-roofed
  6. Reed-Sternberg cell
  7. Reed-Sternberg cells
  8. reedbed
  9. reedbeds
  10. reedbird
  11. reedbirds

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