1875 tr. G. E. von Rindfleisch in tr. H. W. von Ziemssen et al. V. 644 A giant cell.
1881 Cells, giant, large protoplasmic masses..without cell wall, and containing many roundish nuclei..They are found in tubercle. Also,..certain large ganglionic cells found in the frontal and the ascending parietal convolutions of the brain.