Cowdry body

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An eosinophilic nuclear inclusion composed of nucleic acid and protein, seen in cells infected with Herpes simplex virus, Varicella-zoster virus, and Cytomegalovirus.

Word forms

Cowdry body Cowdry bodies

Etymology

Named after Edmund Cowdry.

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