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spindle cell

Syllabification: (spin·dle cell)
Definition of spindle cell

noun

Medicine
  • a narrow, elongated cell indicating the presence of a type of sarcoma.
  • Zoology a narrow, elongated cell present in the blood of most nonmammalian vertebrates, functioning as a platelet.

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