giant cell

noun

histology an exceptionally large cell, often possessing several nuclei, such as an osteoclast

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The indifferent cell may become enlarged into a giant-cell, and then contain numbers of whole or disintegrated red corpuscles.
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giant cell in Medicine

giant cell

An unusually large cell, especially a large multinucleated phagocytic cell.

giant cell

Examples from the Web for giant cell

Historical Examples

The indifferent cell may become enlarged into a giant-cell, and then contain numbers of whole or disintegrated red corpuscles.

giant cell