- Schweigger-Seidel sheath
- a spindle-shaped thickening in the walls of the second portion of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in the spleen; see sheathed artery, under artery. Called also ellipsoid.
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Schweigger-Seidel sheath
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Schweigger-Seidel sheath — is a phagocytic sleeve that is part of a sheathed arteriole of the spleen, and is sometimes referred to as a splenic ellipsoid. It is a spindle shaped thickening in the walls of the second part of the arterial branches forming the penicilli in… … Wikipedia
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ellipsoid — 1. A spherical or spindle shaped condensation of phagocytic macrophages in a reticular stroma investing the wall of the splenic arterial capillaries shortly before they release their blood in the cords of red pulp. 2. The outer end of the inner … Medical dictionary
