giant cell
noun
histology an exceptionally large cell, often possessing several nuclei, such as an osteoclast
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How to use giant cell in a sentence
The indifferent cell may become enlarged into a giant-cell, and then contain numbers of whole or disintegrated red corpuscles.
The last of the five figures was taken from a giant cell containing at least twice the usual amount of chromatin.
Studies in Spermatogenesis (Part 1 of 2) | Nettie Maria StevensVarious forms assumed by the combined nucleolus and element x; last figure from a giant cell.
Studies in Spermatogenesis (Part 1 of 2) | Nettie Maria Stevens
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