hairy cell

noun

Etymology

Coined in 1966.

Definitions

  1. A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a…

    A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a "hairy" appearance under the microscope.

    • Studies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.”

The neighborhood

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