giant cell reaction

Any reparative tissue reaction with multinucleated epithelioid histiocytes that may be due to exogenous material (e.g., sutures) or endogenous material (e.g., the contents of a ruptured epidermal inclusion cyst, chalazion or fat)

giant cell reaction

Any reparative tissue reaction with multinucleated epithelioid histiocytes, that may be due to exogenous material–eg, sutures, or endogenous material–eg, the contents of a ruptured epidermal inclusion cyst, chalazion, or fat