Medical Dictionary

prickle cell

noun prick·le cell \ˈprik-əl-\

Medical Definition of PRICKLE CELL

:  a cell of the stratum spinosum of the skin having numerous intercellular bridges which give the separated cells a prickly appearance in microscopic preparations
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