giant cell

British  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

While it is unclear how exactly Kutcher's vasculitis impaired his vision and hearing, at least one type of vasculitis, giant cell arteritis, can sometimes cause temporary or permanent blindness.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2022

“There is something called giant cell arteritis — an inflammation of the arteries in your brain. Same symptoms.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2021

A rare inflammatory disease called giant cell myocarditis forced her to have her first heart transplant at just 12 years old, and complications from that operation caused damage to her liver and kidneys.

From Fox News • Jan. 6, 2019

In some species, individual single-celled organisms come together and fuse to form a giant cell with thousands of nuclei.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

In one giant cell four unusually large combinations of this kind were found, and a corresponding amount of chromatin in the spireme.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Stevens, Nettie Maria