Meanings
nounCowdry body (plural Cowdry bodies)
plural Cowdry bodies
- biologyAn eosinophilic nuclear inclusion composed of nucleic acid and protein, seen in cells infected with Herpes simplex virus, Varicella-zoster virus, and Cytomegalovirus.
Origin
Named after Edmund Cowdry.
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Cowdry body. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowdry%20body
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Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cowdry body,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cowdry%20body.
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