Medical Definition of Clear cell

1. A cell in which the cytoplasm appears empty with the light microscope, as occurs in certain secretory cells of eccrine sweat glands and in the parathyroid glands when the glycogen is unstained, any cell, particularly a neoplastic one, containing abundant glycogen or other material that is not stained by haematoxylin or eosin, so that the cell cytoplasm is very pale in routinely stained sections. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clear Cell

clear-air turbulence
clear-cut
clear-eyed
clear-headed
clear-headedness
clear-out
clear-outs
clear-sighted
clear-thinking
clear and convincing evidence
clear and present danger
clear as a bell
clear as crystal
clear as mud
clear away
clear cell (current term)
clear cell acanthoma
clear cell adenocarcinoma
clear cell carcinoma of kidney
clear cell hidradenoma
clear cut
clear ice
clear layer of epidermis
clear liquid diet
clear off
clear one's lines
clear one's throat
clear out
clear round
clear sailing

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