noun
A large, abnormal, binucleated or multinucleated B cell that is characteristic of Hodgkin lymphoma.
Origin of Reed-Sternberg cell
After Dorothy M. Reed (1874-1964), American pathologist and Carl Sternberg (1872-1935), Austrian pathologistReed-Sternberg cell
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Noun
(plural Reed-Sternberg cells)
- (oncology) A giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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reed-sternberg cell - Medical Definition
n.
A large, abnormal, binucleated or multinucleated B cell that is characteristic of Hodgkin lymphoma.
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