Waldeyer's plasma cell

noun

Wal·​dey·​er's plasma cell

ˈvälˌdī(ə)rz-

: a coarsely granular connective tissue cell found especially in the neighborhood of blood vessels

Word History

Etymology

after Heinrich W. G. von Waldeyer-Hartz †1921 German anatomist

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