Negri body
[ ney-gree ]
/ ˈneɪ gri /
noun
any of the microscopic bodies found in the nerve cells of animals affected with rabies.
Origin of Negri body
1900–05; after A.
Negri (1876–1912), Italian physician
Medical definitions for negri body
Negri body
[ nā′grē ]
n.
An eosinophilic inclusion body found in the cytoplasm of certain nerve cells containing the rabies virus.