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Meaning of hairy cell | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a "hairy" appearance under the microscope.

Examples

“Studies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.””

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

hairy click beetle hairy Darling pea hairy elbow syndrome hairy eyeball hairy frog hairy hedgehog