Foreign-Body Reaction
| Definition: |
Chronic inflammation and granuloma formation around irritating foreign bodies. |
| Notes: |
note category: in presence of a dis, use /etiol, not /compl |
| Previously Indexed: |
Foreign Bodies (1966-1971) |
Foreign-Body Reaction Categories.
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body - Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (GIANT CELLS, FOREIGN-BODY), usually surrounded by lymphocytes. |
Foreign-Body Reaction Definitions and Terms
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