Meanings
nounReed-Sternberg cell (plural Reed-Sternberg cells)
plural Reed-Sternberg cells
- medicineA giant lymphocyte characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Origin
Named after Dorothy Reed Mendenhall and Carl Sternberg, who provided the first definitive microscopic descriptions of Hodgkin's disease.
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Reed-Sternberg cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Reed-Sternberg%20cell
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