Birbeck granule

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Birbeck granule

Birbeck granules in a patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis

Etymology

Named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961.

Noun

Birbeck granule (plural Birbeck granules)

(anatomy, ultrastructure) A rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses.

Synonyms

Birbeck body
characteristic granule (originally)

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