physaliphore

physaliphore
A mother cell, or giant cell containing a large vacuole, in a malignant growth. [G. physallis, bladder, bubble, + phoros, bearing]

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phy·sal·i·phore (fĭ-salґĭ-for) [physalis + -phore] physaliphorous cell; sometimes used incorrectly for the vacuole within such a cell.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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