Türk cell

noun
\ ˈtirk-\
variants: or Türk's cell

Definition of Türk cell

: a large cell resembling a lymphocyte, having densely basophilic cytoplasm and eccentric nucleus with peripheral chromatin and central clear area, and being rare in normal blood but commonly present in diseases of lymphoid tissues

History and Etymology for Türk cell

after Wilhelm Türk †1916 Austrian physician

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