See Also: Hurthle cell tumour(medicine)
Hurthle cell(medicine)
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Hurthle cell carcinoma(medicine)
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granulosa cell tumour(medicine)

UNDERWRITER, insurances (law) and Hurthle cell tumour (medicine)


UNDERWRITER, insurances (law)


UNDERWRITER, insurances. One who signs a policy of insurance, by which he becomes an insurer. becomes an insurer. 2. By this act he places himself as to his responsibility, in the place 2. By this act he places himself as to his responsibility, in the place of the insured. He may cause a re-insurance (q.v.) to be made for his of the insured. He may cause a re-insurance (q.v.) to be made for his benefit; and it is his duty to act with good faith, and, without quibbling, benefit; and it is his duty to act with good faith, and, without quibbling, to pay all just demands against him for losses. Marsh. Ins. 45, to pay all just demands against him for losses. Marsh. Ins. 45,

Hurthle cell tumour (medicine)


Hurthle cell tumour


A neoplasm of the thyroid gland composed of polyhedral acidophilic cells, thought by some to be oncocytes; it may be benign or malignant, the behaviour of the latter depending on the General microscopic pattern, whether follicular, papillary, or undifferentiated.

See: Hurthle cell adenoma.

Synonym: Hurthle cell carcinoma.