English Explanatory Dictionary

hairy cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a "hairy" appearance under the microscope.

Word forms

hairy cell hairy cells

Etymology

Coined in 1966.

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