Call-Exner bodies — Call Ex·ner bodies (kahlґ eksґnər) [Friedrich von Call, Austrian physician, 1844–1917; Siegmund Exner, Austrian physiologist, 1846–1926] see under body … Medical dictionary
Call-Exner bodies — the accumulations of densely staining material that appear among granulosa cells in maturing ovarian follicles; they may be intracellular precursors of follicular fluid. Also seen in ovarian tumors of granulosal origin … Medical dictionary
Call — Friedrich von, Austrian physician, 1844–1917. See C. Exner bodies, under body. * * * common null cell acute lymphocytic leukemia … Medical dictionary
Exner — Siegmund, Austrian physiologist, 1846–1926. See Call E. bodies, under body, E. plexus … Medical dictionary
Sigmund Exner — (April 5, 1846 February 5, 1926) was an Austrian physiologist who was a native of Vienna. He studied in Vienna under Ernst Wilhelm von Brücke (1819 1892), and in Heidelberg under Hermann von Helmholtz (1821 1894). In 1870 he received his degree… … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Trousseau sign of malignancy — The Trousseau sign of malignancy is a medical sign found in certain cancers that is associated with venous thrombosis[1] and hypercoagulability. It is also referred to as Trousseau syndrome[2] and is distinct from the Trousseau sign of latent… … Wikipedia
Granulosa cell tumour — Granulosa cell tumo(u)rs (or granulosa theca cell tumo(u)rs) are tumors of the granulosa cell. They are part of the sex cord stromal tumour group of ovarian neoplasms.The peak age at which they occur is 50 55 years, but they may occur at any… … Wikipedia
tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a … Medical dictionary
History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… … Catholic encyclopedia
