Virchow's node
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Virchow's node — Infobox Lymph Name = Virchows node Latin = GraySubject = 177 GrayPage = 697 Caption = Regional lymph tissue. (Supraclavicular near top, in green.)⋅ Caption2 = Deep Lymph Nodes 1. Submental 2. Submandibular (Submaxillary) Anterior Cervical Lymph… … Wikipedia
Node — Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid tissue. A nodule is a small node, a little collection of tissue. * * * 1. A knob or nodosity; a circumscribed swelling; in anatomy, a… … Medical dictionary
Virchow angle etc. — Vir·chow angle, etc. (fērґko) [R.L.K. Virchow] see under angle, crystal, granulation, line and triad; see lepra cell, under cell; see corneal corpuscles, under corpuscle; and see signal node, under node … Medical dictionary
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
Virchow gland — signal node … Medical dictionary
Rudolf Virchow — Rudolph Carl Virchow Rudolph Virchow Born 13 October 1821 Schivelbein, Pomerania … Wikipedia
Lymph node — A Lymph node (] MedullaThere are two named structures in the medulla: * The medullary cords are cords of lymphatic tissue, and include plasma cells and B cells * The medullary sinuses (or sinusoids ) are vessel like spaces separating the… … Wikipedia
signal node — sig·nal node sig nəl n a supraclavicular lymph node which when tumorous is often a secondary sign of gastrointestinal cancer called also Virchow s node * * * an enlarged supraclavicular lymph node that is often the first sign of an abdominal… … Medical dictionary
Troisier node — Virchow node signal n … Medical dictionary
lymph node — One of numerous round, oval, or bean shaped bodies located along the course of lymphatic vessels, varying greatly in size (1–25 mm in diameter) and usually presenting a depressed area, the hilum, on one side through which blood vessel s enter and … Medical dictionary
