English Explanatory Dictionary

Curschmann's spirals

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Microscopic spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts or bronchioles, found in the sputum of asthmatic people.

Word forms

Curschmann's spirals

Etymology

Named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846-1910).

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