Hofbauer cell

Hof·bau·er cell

(hahf'bow-ĕr),

a large cell in the connective tissue of the chorionic villi; it appears to be a type of phagocyte.

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Hofbauer,

J. Isfred I., U.S. gynecologist, 1878-1961.

Hofbauer cell - a large cell in the connective tissue of the chorionic villi.

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