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Epithelioid cell — Epithelioid histiocytes (Epithelioid cells) are activated macrophages resembling epithelial cells:cite web |url=http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns hl dorlands split.jsp?pg=/ppdocs/us/common/dorlands/dorland/two/000018652.htm |title=Dorlands … Wikipedia
epithelioid granuloma — epithelioid cell granuloma any granuloma characterized by epithelioid cells … Medical dictionary
Epithelioid — An epithelioid cell is a mesenchymal cell whose morphology resembles that of epithelial cells.External links* … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
epithelioid cells — In a general sense, a cell that has an appearance that is similar to that of epithelial cells: used specifically of the very flattened macrophages found in granulomas (eg. in tubercular lesions) … Dictionary of molecular biology
Giant cell — Multinucleated giant cells due to an infection. H E stain. A giant cell is a mass formed by the union of several distinct cells (usually macrophages).[1] It can arise in response to an infection or foreign body. Types include: foreign body giant… … Wikipedia
spindle cell nevus — spindle and epithelioid cell nevus, Spitz nevus a benign compound nevus usually seen in children before puberty, composed of spindle cells and epithelioid cells and presenting as a smooth to slightly scaly pink to red papule or nodule, often with … Medical dictionary
Hematopoietic stem cell — HSC=Hematopoietic stem cell, Progenitor=Progenitor cell, L blast=Lymphoblast, Lymphocyte, Mo blast=Monoblast, Monocyte, Myeloblast … Wikipedia
Red blood cell — Human red blood cells (6 8μm) Red blood cells (abbreviated RBCs; also referred to as erythrocytes or simply, as red cells[1]) are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism s principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the… … Wikipedia
White blood cell — White Blood Cells redirects here. For the album by The White Stripes, see White Blood Cells (album). White blood cell A scanning electron microscope image of normal circulating human blood. In addition to the irregularly shaped leukocytes, both… … Wikipedia
