centrocyte
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Noun[edit]
centrocyte (plural centrocytes)
- (anatomy) Any follicular center cell that has a nuclear cleft
- A cell with protoplasm that contains single and double granules of varying size stainable with hematoxylin; seen in lesions of lichen planus
- A nondividing, activated B cell that expresses membrane immunoglobulin
Synonyms[edit]
- (in lichen planus): Lipschütz cell