smudge cells

A form of smudge cell — cell remnant, most often seen with abnormally fragile lymphocytes in afflictions such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), but also occurring in degenerating samples

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of smudge cell
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