English Explanatory Dictionary

Birbeck granule

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Birbeck granule Birbeck granules

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Birbeck body characteristic granule
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