Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Etymology of the word "physaliferous"

The characteristic cells seen in chordoma, physaliferous cells (which, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, can alternatively be spelled 'physaliphorous') is from the Greek physallis (meaning 'bubble') and phoros (meaning 'bearing').


The "bubble-bearing" physaliferous cells of a chordoma

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