Meanings
nounCurschmann's spirals pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlymedicineMicroscopic spiral-shaped mucus plugs from subepithelial mucous gland ducts or bronchioles, found in the sputum of asthmatic people.
Curschmann's spirals are usually found in samples from animals with prolonged and excessive production of mucus.
2001, Rick L. Cowell, Diagnostic Cytology and Hematology of the Horse, page 75
Origin
Named after German physician Heinrich Curschmann (1846-1910).
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