| Sternberg cells | Large cells of unknown origin, usually multinucleate, whose presence is the common histologic characteristic of hodgkin disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Sternberg's sign | <clinical sign> Unilateral tenderness or discomfort on palpation of the shoulder girdle muscles in a patient with pleurisy on that side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sternberg, George | <person> U.S. Bacteriologist, 1838-1915. See: Sternberg cells, Sternberg-Reed cells, Reed-Sternberg cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Sternberg-Reed cells | Large cells of unknown origin, usually multinucleate, whose presence is the common histologic characteristic of hodgkin disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sternbergite | <chemical> A sulphide of silver and iron, occurring in soft flexible laminae varying in colour from brown to black. Origin: So named after Count Kaspar Sternberg of Prague. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Reed-Sternberg cell | <haematology, pathology> A type of cell that appears in patients with Hodgkin's disease. The number of these cells increases as the disease advances. (12 May 1997) |
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| reed-sternberg cells | Large cells of unknown origin, usually multinucleate, whose presence is the common histologic characteristic of hodgkin disease. (12 Dec 1998) |