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Examples of spindle cell in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
In June 2017, Miriam was diagnosed with stage four spindle cell sarcoma, a rare form of cancer, after several months of back pain.
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Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
The 3-year-old was diagnosed with a very rare, soft tissue cancer, called spindle cell rhabdomyosarcoma, in July.
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Chabeli Herrera, miamiherald, 14 Mar. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1878, in the meaning defined above
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“Spindle cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spindle%20cell. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
Medical Definition
spindle cell
noun
: a spindle-shaped cell (as in some tumors)
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