Taber's Medical Dictionary
Aschoff, Ludwig
(ash′of″)
German pathologist, 1866-1942.
Aschoff body
One of microscopic foci of fibrinoid degeneration and granulomatous inflammation found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic fever.
Aschoff cell
A large cell with basophilic cytoplasm and a large vesicular nucleus, often multinucleated.
Aschoff nodule
A small nodule composed of cells and leukocytes found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic myocarditis.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Aschoff, Ludwig." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff__Ludwig.
Aschoff, Ludwig. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff__Ludwig. Accessed December 13, 2019.
Aschoff, Ludwig. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff__Ludwig
Aschoff, Ludwig [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 December 13]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff__Ludwig.
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