Auer bodies


Au·er bod·ies

(ow'ĕr), rod-shaped structures of uncertain nature in the cytoplasm of immature myeloid cells, especially myeloblasts, in acute myelocytic leukemia; may be an abnormal form of lysosomes; they contain peroxidase and acid phosphatase, and stain red by azure-eosin stains. Synonym(s): Auer rods [John Auer]

Au·er bodies

, Auer rods (ow'ĕr bod'ēz, rodz) Rod-shaped structures of uncertain nature in the cytoplasm of immature myeloid cells, especially myeloblasts, in acute myelocytic leukemia. [John Auer]

Auer bodies

(ow′ĕr) [John Auer, U.S. physician, 1875–1948] Rod-shaped structures, present in the cytoplasm of myeloblasts, myelocytes, and monoblasts, found in leukemia. Also called Auer rods.illustration

Auer,

John, U.S. physician, 1875-1948. Auer bodies - rod-shaped structures of uncertain nature in the cytoplasm of immature myeloid cells in acute myelocytic leukemia. Synonym(s): Auer rodsAuer rods - Synonym(s): Auer bodies