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| Lang·er·hans cell [ lngər hns sèl ] (plural Lang·er·hans cells) |
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immune system skin cell: a complex cell present in the skin that assimilates, processes, and carries antigens to the nearest lymph node for further immune system processing. This is the means by which the immune system becomes sensitized to a substance causing contact allergy.
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| [Late 19th century. After Paul Langerhans (1847-1888), German anatomist] |
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