sea-blue histiocyte

sea-blue histiocyte
an abnormal foamy, granulated histiocyte, sea-blue in color, containing ceroid material; seen in the sea-blue histiocyte syndrome, adult varieties of Niemann-Pick disease, and some forms of hemolytic anemia.

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