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birbeck granule

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables
bir-beck- -gran-ule
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses.

Etymology

Named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961.

Inflected Forms

Birbeck granules (plural)

Synonyms

Birbeck body characteristic granule

Questions

What does birbeck granule mean?
A rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses.
Where does birbeck granule come from?
Named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961.

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