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Pelger-Huet Anomaly
| Medical Definition: | An inherited defect interfering with normal nuclear lobulation of neutrophils and eosinophils. The nuclei appear rodlike, spherical, or dumbbell-shaped and their structure is coarse and lumpy. (From Dorland, 27th ed) |
| Guide Notes: | a neutrophil abnorm; in titles & translations, use diacrit: H�et |
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