- Hassall corpuscles (bodies)
- Has·sall corpuscles (bodies) (hasґəl) [Arthur Hill Hassall, English chemist and physician, 1817–1894] see under corpuscle.
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Hassall corpuscles (bodies)
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Hassall corpuscles — spherical or ovoid bodies found in the medulla of the thymus, composed of concentric arrays of epithelial cells which contain keratohyalin and bundles of cytoplasmic filaments. Called also Hassall bodies and concentric, Leber, or thymus c s.… … Medical dictionary
Arthur Hill Hassall — (13 December 1817, Teddington 9 April 1894, San Remo) was a British physician, chemist and microscopist who is primarily known for his work in public health and food safety.He entered medicine through apprenticeship in 1834 to his uncle Sir James … Wikipedia
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Thymus — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 274 GrayPage = 1273 Caption = Thymus Caption2 = The thymus of a full term fetus, exposed in situ. Precursor = third branchial pouch System = Artery = derived from internal mammary artery,… … Wikipedia
Virchow — Rudolf L.K., German pathologist and politician, 1821–1902. See V. angle, V. cells, under cell, V. corpuscles, under corpuscle, V. crystals, under crystal, V. disease, V. node, V. psammoma, V. Holder angle, V. Hassall bodies, under body, V. Robin… … Medical dictionary
