Aschoff nodules
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Aschoff body — Aschoff bodies or Aschoff nodules are painless nodules present in rheumatic fever. AppearanceIt is an area of focal interstitial myocardial inflammation. Fully developed Aschoff bodies consist of fibrinoid change in connective tissue, lymphocytes … Wikipedia
Aschoff bodies — perivascular foci of inflammation in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic fever; the lesions consist of a central area of necrosis surrounded by a rosette of Anichkov cells. Called also Aschoff nodules … Medical dictionary
aschoff body — noun or aschoff nodule ˈäˌshȯf Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: after Ludwig Aschoff died 1942 German pathologist : one of the tiny lumps consisting of swollen collagen, cells, and fibrils found in the heart muscle and typical of… … Useful english dictionary
Aschoff bodies (nodules) cell node — Asch·off bodies (nodules), cell, node (ahshґof) [Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff, German pathologist, 1866–1942] see under body and cell, and see nodus atrioventricularis … Medical dictionary
Aschoff body — /ah shawf/, Pathol. any of the spindleshaped nodules found in heart tissue and associated with the myocarditis of rheumatic fever. Also, Aschoff nodule. [named after Ludwig Aschoff (d. 1942), German pathologist] * * * … Universalium
Aschoff, Karl Albert Ludwig — ▪ German pathologist born Jan. 10, 1866, Berlin, Prussia [now in Germany] died June 24, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau, Ger. German pathologist who recognized the phagocytic (capable of engulfing bacteria and other substances) activity of… … Universalium
Aschoff — Karl Ludwig, German pathologist, 1866–1942. See A. bodies, under body, A. nodules, under nodule, node of A. and Tawara, Rokitansky A. sinuses, under sinus, A. cell … Medical dictionary
Ludwig Aschoff — Infobox Scientist name = Ludwig Aschoff caption = Karl Albert Ludwig Aschoff birth date = birth date|1866|1|10|mf=y birth place = Berlin, Prussia death date = death date and age|1942|6|24|1866|1|10|mf=y death place = Freiburg, Germany residence … Wikipedia
rheumatic nodules — small, round or oval, mostly subcutaneous nodules resembling Aschoff bodies, seen in cases of rheumatic fever … Medical dictionary
Nodule — A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) to somewhat less than 2 cm (13/16 inch) in diameter. A nodule may be present in the epidermis, dermis or subcutis (at … Medical dictionary
