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calcospherite

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calcospherite /cal·co·spher·ite/ (kal″ko-sfēr´īt) one of the tiny round bodies formed during calcification by chemical union of calcium particles and albuminous matter of cells.
cal·co·sphe·rite (klk-sfîrt, -sfr-)
n.
A tiny round laminated body containing calcium salts. Also called psammoma body.

calcospherite
[kal′kəsfir′īt]
a spherical mass of calcium salts and organic matter found in an area of calcification.

calcospherite [kal″ko-sfēr´īt]
one of the minute globular bodies formed during calcification by chemical union of calcium particles and albuminous matter of cells.

calcospherite
one of the minute globular bodies formed during calcification by chemical union of calcium particles and albuminous matter of cells.


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44) Many of Wagge's conclusions were formed by Iris earlier experiments (Wagge 1951) that showed migrating epithelial cells were responsible for secretion of both the organic membranes and the crystals of calcium carbonate within the calcospherites (conchiolin compartments).
Microscopically, malakoplakia is characterized by aggregates of histiocytes, the Von Hanseman cells, with Michaelis-Gutmann calcospherites.
Previous reports of fine-needle aspiration of dermoid cysts from other sites have demonstrated various cytologic findings, including nucleated and anucleated squamous cells, hair, keratinous debris, cholesterol, calcospherites (calcium deposits), and inflammatory cells.
 
 
 
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