Busacca nodules

Busacca nodules
an accumulation of epithelioid cells and lymphocytes occurring in chronic inflammation of the iris, usually on its anterior surface around the region of the ciliary zone.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Busacca — Archimede, Italian physician, *1893. See B. nodules, under nodule …   Medical dictionary

  • nódulos de Busacca — Eng. Busacca s nodules Acúmulo de células epitelioides y linfocitos situado en la estroma del iris periférico …   Diccionario de oftalmología

  • Nodule — A small solid collection of tissue, a nodule is palpable (can be felt). It may range in size from greater than 1.0 cm (3/8 inch) to somewhat less than 2 cm (13/16 inch) in diameter. A nodule may be present in the epidermis, dermis or subcutis (at …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”