waxy spleen

waxy spleen
a spleen affected with amyloid degeneration; called also lardaceous s.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • waxy spleen — noun amyloidosis of the spleen …   Wiktionary

  • diffuse waxy spleen — amyloid degeneration of the spleen involving especially the coats of the venous sinuses and the reticulum of the organ …   Medical dictionary

  • Spleen — An organ located in the upper left part of the abdomen near the stomach. The spleen produces lymphocytes; it is the largest lymphatic organ in the body. The spleen also filters the blood, serves as a major reservoir for blood and destroys blood… …   Medical dictionary

  • lardaceous spleen — waxy s …   Medical dictionary

  • Resentment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Resentment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 resentment resentment displeasure animosity anger wrath indignation Sgm: N 1 exasperation exasperation bitter resentment wrathful indignation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

  • Immune system — A scanning electron microscope image of a single neutrophil (yellow), engulfing anthrax bacteria (orange). An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and… …   Wikipedia

  • Scleroderma — This article is about the disease. For the mushroom, see Scleroderma (genus). Not to be confused with the skin disease scleredema. Scleroderma Classification and external resources ICD 10 L …   Wikipedia

  • Vulva — Human vulva Human vulva with natural pubic hair …   Wikipedia

  • Myrrh — For the record label, see Myrrh Records. Commiphora myrrha tree, one of the primary trees from which myrrh is harvested. Myrrh (pronounced /ˈmɜr/) is the aromatic oleoresin of a number of small, thorny tree species of the genus Commiphora,… …   Wikipedia

  • Granuloma — Granulomatous and Granulomatous reaction redirect here. For the Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction, see Interstitial granulomatous drug reaction. Not to be confused with Granulation tissue. Granuloma Classification and external resources… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

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