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clear cell

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clear cell (klîr)
n.
A cell, especially a neoplastic one, containing abundant glycogen or other material that is not stained by hematoxylin or eosin, so that the cytoplasm appears clear histologically.

clear cell
Etymology: L, clarus + cella, storeroom
1 a type of cell found in the parathyroid gland that does not take on a color with the ordinary tissue stains used for microscopic examination.
2 the principal cell of most renal cell carcinomas and occasionally of ovarian and parathyroid tumors.
3 a specific type of epidermal cell, probably of neural origin, that has a dark-staining nucleus but clear cytoplasm with hematoxylin and eosin stain.


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