Taber's Medical Dictionary
Curschmann spirals
(kŭrsh′măn )
[Heinrich Curschmann, Ger. physician, 1846-1910]
Coiled spirals of mucus occasionally seen in sputum of asthma patients.
SEE: sputum
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Curschmann Spirals." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/0/Curschmann_spirals.
Curschmann spirals. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/0/Curschmann_spirals. Accessed April 18, 2026.
Curschmann spirals. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/0/Curschmann_spirals
Curschmann Spirals [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 18]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/731653/0/Curschmann_spirals.
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