Birbeck granule
English
Birbeck granules in a patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Etymology
named after Michael Stanley Clive Birbeck, who described it in 1961
Noun
Birbeck granule (plural Birbeck granules)
- (anatomy, ultrastructure) rod or tennis racket-shaped cytoplasmic organelle solely found in Langerhans cells and hence a marker for Langerhans cell histiocytoses
Synonyms
- Birbeck body
- (original name) characteristic granule