Reed-Sternberg Cell Definition
rēdstûrnbûrg
noun
A giant binucleated or multinucleated macrophage that is characteristic of Hodgkin's disease.
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Singular:
Reed-Sternberg cellPlural:
reed-sternberg-cellsOrigin of Reed-Sternberg Cell
After Dorothy M. Reed (1874–1964), American pathologist and Carl Sternberg (1872–1935), Austrian pathologist
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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