A red blood cell that contains small basophilic-staining dots. It is seen in lead poisoning, malaria, severe anemia, and leukemia....

In patients being treated with high doses of chemotherapy or radiation therapy, the removal of stem cells (the precursors to...

A Kupffer cell, one of the macrophages that line the sinusoids of the liver.  

A star-shaped cell with processes extending from it (e.g., astrocytes and Kupffer's cells).  

A vacuolated cell with the nucleus off center. Mucus-secreting adenocarcinomas usually contain these cells.  

A type II alveolar cell that secretes pulmonary surfactant; it is adjacent to a septum of the alveoli.  

A cell that when stimulated gives rise to nerve impulses that are conveyed to the central nervous system.  

A segmented neutrophil (i.e. , o ne with a nucleus of two or more lobes connected by slender filaments).  

A stem cell associated with skeletal muscle that may form a limited number of new muscle cells after injury.  

The cavity that contains the spinal cord.