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foam cell

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Main Entry: foam cell
Function: noun
: a swollen vacuolate reticuloendothelial cell filled with lipid inclusions and characteristic of some conditions of disturbed lipidmetabolism
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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foam cell n.
A cell containing lipids in small vacuoles, as seen in leprosy and xanthoma, often a histiocyte.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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