"hairy cell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hairy cells [plural]
Etymology: Coined in 1966. Head templates: {{en-noun}} hairy cell (plural hairy cells)
  1. A kind of malignant B cell in an uncommon form of leukemia of unknown cause, having a "hairy" appearance under the microscope. Wikipedia link: Hairy cell leukemia
    Sense id: en-hairy_cell-en-noun-F9rSvSRI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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