foreign body (redirected from Foreign bodies)

for·eign body (fôrn)

n.

An object or entity in the body that has been introduced from outside.

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foreign body,

n an object or substance found in the body in an organ or tissue in which it does not belong under normal circumstances, such as a bolus of food in the trachea or a particle of dust in the eye. See also body, foreign.

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foreign body

plant or mineral matter which finds its way into organs and tissues. The syndromes caused are described elsewhere under the specific organ or cavity, e.g. oral, gastric, corneal.

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constricting foreign body

elastic bands, cords and collars that have become too small which may become embedded in skin and subcutaneous tissues to the point of disappearing. Some objects are placed maliciously on the scrotum, tail, neck, ears or muzzle of dogs and cats.

esophageal foreign body

causes complete, where obstruction is by a solid object, blockage of ingesta or regurgitus, or partial, e.g. wire lodged across lumen, when fluid and gas may pass unimpaired.

foreign body giant cell

see giant cell.

foreign body glossitis

inflammation of the tongue due to penetration or laceration by a foreign body.

linear foreign body

twine, fishing line, and mane hair has the effect of telescoping/pleating a length of intestine and causing obstruction without compromising the blood supply to the part but with the probability of cutting into the mucosa and possibly through the bowel wall. The characteristic radiographic appearance of intestinal pleating assists in diagnosis.

penetrating foreign body b's

long thin foreign bodies, e.g. those penetrating the reticular wall in traumatic reticuloperitonitis, or the sole of the horse's foot.

rectal foreign body

objects passing through the intestinal tract may cause proctitis and difficulties in passing through the anus with straining and blood in the feces. Malicious insertion may cause penetration of the rectal wall and death from peritonitis.