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hairy cell

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 275 words | Copyright

hairy cell (hair-i) n. an abnormal white blood cell that has the appearance of an immature lymphocyte with fine hairlike cytoplasmic projections around the perimeter of the cell. It is found in a rare form of leukaemia (h.-c. leukaemia) most commonly occurring in young men.

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