Döhle body
Meaning
Noun
- A light blue-gray, oval, basophilic inclusion occurring in the peripheral cytoplasm of neutrophils, measuring 1-3 µm and thought to be a remnant of the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
Related
Broader meaning words
- inclusion body
Origin
- Named after German pathologist Karl Gottfried Paul Döhle (1855-1928), who identified them in cases of measles in 1892.
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