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ghost cells

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ghost cells
Etymology: AS, gast + L, cella, storeroom
red blood cells that have lost their hemoglobin so that only the plasma membranes are observed in microscopic examinations of urine samples. The hemoglobin is destroyed by the presence of urine. Also called shadow cells.


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Both abrupt and gradual transitions of the basaloid cells to squamous and ghost cells were seen, along with areas of dystrophic calcification.
 
 
 
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