Curschmann spirals
(kŭrsh′măn )
[Heinrich Curschmann, Ger. physician, 1846-1910]
Coiled spirals of mucus occasionally seen in sputum of asthma patients.
SEE: sputum
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Curschmann Spirals." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/all/Curschmann_spirals.
Curschmann spirals. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/all/Curschmann_spirals. Accessed April 22, 2019.
Curschmann spirals. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/all/Curschmann_spirals
Curschmann Spirals [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 April 22]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/all/Curschmann_spirals.
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