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HASSALL'S CORPUSCLE

\hˈasɔːlz kˈɔːpʌskə͡l], \hˈasɔːlz kˈɔːpʌskə‍l], \h_ˈa_s_ɔː_l_z k_ˈɔː_p_ʌ_s_k_əl]\

Definitions of HASSALL'S CORPUSCLE

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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A body, having the appearance of concentric striation, found in the medullary part of the thymus. It may be simple or it may be composed of an epitheloid envelope and a central mass of one or more granular cells.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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