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smudge cell

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
smudge -cell
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

cell remnant, most often seen with abnormally fragile lymphocytes in afflictions such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but also occurring in degenerating samples

Inflected Forms

smudge cells (plural)

Synonyms

basket cell smear cell Gumprecht's shadow Gumprecht shadow shadow cell of Gumprecht

Questions

What does smudge cell mean?
cell remnant, most often seen with abnormally fragile lymphocytes in afflictions such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but also occurring in degenerating samples

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