hairy cell leukemia
noun
a form of cancer in which abnormal cells with many hairlike cytoplasmic projections appear in the bone marrow, liver, spleen, and blood.
Nearby words
hairweave, hairweaving, hairworm, hairy, hairy cell, hairy cell leukemia, hairy frog, hairy heart, hairy leukoplakia, hairy mole, hairy tongue
Also called leukemic reticuloendotheliosis.
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Medicine definitions for hairy cell leukemia
hairy cell leukemia
n.
A lymphocytic leukemia, usually originating with B cells, and characterized by splenomegaly and cells with a ciliated appearance in the spleen, bone marrow, liver, and blood.leukemic reticuloendotheliosis
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