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Aschoff body

Aschoff body noun: a painless nodule found in the heart of patients with rheumatic fever.

Noun

Aschoff body (plural Aschoff bodies)

  1. A painless nodule found in the heart of patients with rheumatic fever.

Forms of Aschoff body

pluralAschoff bodies

Origin of Aschoff body

Discovered by Ludwig Aschoff.

Questions about Aschoff body

What does Aschoff body mean?
Aschoff body means a painless nodule found in the heart of patients with rheumatic fever.
What part of speech is Aschoff body?
Aschoff body is a noun.
What is the plural of Aschoff body?
The plural of Aschoff body is Aschoff bodies.

Words near Aschoff body in the dictionary

  1. Ascher's syndrome
  2. Aschers
  3. aschizan
  4. Aschoff
  5. Aschoff bodies
  6. Aschoff body
  7. Aschoffs
  8. asci
  9. Asciak
  10. Asciaks
  11. ascians

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