foam cell
noun
Definition of foam cell
: a swollen vacuolated macrophage filled with lipid inclusions that often accummulates along arterial walls and is characteristic of some conditions of disturbed lipid metabolism
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1926
First Known Use of foam cell
1926
Medical Dictionary
foam cell
noun
Medical Definition of foam cell
: a swollen vacuolated macrophage filled with lipid inclusions that often accumulates along arterial walls and is characteristic of some conditions of disturbed lipid metabolism
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