Asch·off bod·ies
(ahsh'of), a form of granulomatous inflammation characteristically observed in acute rheumatic carditis; fully developed Aschoff bodies consist of fibrinoid change in connective tissue, lymphocytes, occasional plasma cells, and abnormal characteristic histiocytes.
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Asch·off bod·ies
(ahsh'of bod'ēz) A form of granulomatous inflammation observed in acute rheumatic carditis.
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Aschoff,
Karl Ludwig, German pathologist, 1866-1942. Aschoff bodies - a form of granulomatous inflammation characteristically observed in acute rheumatic carditis. Synonym(s):
Aschoff nodules Aschoff cell - a large-cell component of rheumatic nodules in the myocardium.
node of Aschoff and Tawara - a small node of modified cardiac muscle that gives rise to the atrioventricular bundle of the conduction system of the heart. Synonym(s):
atrioventricular node;
Tawara node Medical Eponyms © Farlex 2012