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Ghon complex
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Ghon complex focus (primary lesion tubercle) — (gon) [Anton Ghon, Austrian born pathologist in Czechoslovakia, 1866–1936] see primary complex, and see under focus … Medical dictionary
Ghon complex — (gon) The initial focus of parenchymal infection in primary pulmonary tuberculosis … Dictionary of microbiology
Ghon focus — the primary parenchymal lesion of primary pulmonary tuberculosis; when associated with a corresponding lymph node focus, it is known as the primary or Ghon complex. Called also Ghon primary lesion and Ghon tubercle. Ghon focus (arrow) in… … Medical dictionary
Ghon's complex — Ghon s complex, sometimes called Ranke s complex is a lesion seen in the lung that is caused by tuberculosis. The two alternative names come from the scientists Karl Ernst Ranke, or Anton Ghon, respectively. [… … Wikipedia
complex — 1. An organized constellation of feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and memories that may be in part unconscious and may strongly influence associations and attitudes. 2. In chemistry, the relatively stable combination of two or more compounds into … Medical dictionary
Ghon focus — A Ghon focus is a primary lesion caused by mycobacterium bacilli (tuberculosis) developed in the lung of a previously uninfected individual. It is named for Anton Ghon (1866 1936), an Austrian pathologist.It is a small area of granulomatous… … Wikipedia
Ghon — Anton, Czechoslovakian pathologist, 1866–1936. See G. complex, G. focus, G. primary lesion, G. tubercle … Medical dictionary
Anton Ghon — (January 1, 1866 April 23, 1936) was an Austrian pathologist who was a native of Villach. In 1890 he earned his medical degree in Graz, and afterwards spent several years at the pathological institute in Vienna, where he worked with Anton… … Wikipedia
Complejo de Ghon — En medicina, el complejo de Ghon, a veces llamado complejo de Accinelli es una lesión pulmonar causada en la tuberculosis que consiste en un foco de calcificación conjuntamente con una infección de ganglios linfáticos.[1] Estas lesiones son… … Wikipedia Español
Mycobacterium avium complex — (MAC) is a group of genetically related bacteria belonging to the genus Mycobacterium. It includes Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare.[1][2] Some sources also include Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) … Wikipedia
