Loeb deciduoma

Loeb deciduoma
a tumorlike structure resembling the maternal placenta, produced in the uteri of guinea pigs by the action of progesterone.

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  • Loeb deciduoma reaction — (lōb) [Leo Loeb, American pathologist, 1869–1959] see under deciduoma and reaction …   Medical dictionary

  • deciduoma — An intrauterine mass of decidual tissue, probably the result of hyperplasia of decidual cells retained in the uterus. SYN: placentoma. Loeb d. mass of decidual tissue produced …   Medical dictionary

  • Loeb — Leo, U.S. pathologist, 1869–1959. See L. deciduoma …   Medical dictionary

  • Loeb decidual reaction — the presence of a glass bead or other irritant causes the formation of a small deciduoma in the uterine mucosa when corpora lutea are developing normally …   Medical dictionary

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