Sign — Any abnormality that indicates a disease process, such as a change in appearance, sensation, or function, that is observed by a physician when evaluating a patient. * * * 1. Any abnormality indicative of disease, discoverable on examination of… … Medical dictionary
Faget — Jean C., French physician, 1818–1884. See F. sign … Medical dictionary
Councilman body — (upper right) and ballooning degeneration (centre left). H E stain. In pathology, a Councilman body, also known as Councilman hyaline body, is an eosinophilic globule often found in the liver of individuals suffering … Wikipedia
Dennie–Marfan syndrome — is a syndrome in which there is association of spastic paraplegia of the lower limbs and mental retardation in children with congenital syphilis. Both sexes are affected, and the onset of the disease can be acute or insidious, with slow… … Wikipedia
Clutton's joints — is a term describing the finding of symmetrical joint swelling seen in patients with congenital syphilis. It most commonly affects the knees, presenting with synovitis and joint effusions (collections of fluid within the joint capsules) lasting… … Wikipedia
Negri bodies — Micrograph with numerous rabies virions (small dark grey rod like particles) and Negri bodies, larger pathognomonic cellular inclusions of rabies infection … Wikipedia
Cowdry bodies — are eosinophilic nuclear inclusions composed of nucleic acid and protein seen in cells infected with Herpes simplex virus, Varicella zoster virus, and Cytomegalovirus. There are two types of intranuclear Cowdry bodies: Type A (as seen in herpes… … Wikipedia
Inclusion body — Inclusion bodies are nuclear or cytoplasmic aggregates of stainable substances, usually proteins. They typically represent sites of viral multiplication in a bacterium or a eukaryotic cell and usually consist of viral capsid proteins. Inclusion… … Wikipedia
Downie bodies — are a type of inclusion body associated with cowpox.[1] They are named for Allan Watt Downie. They are also known as a type of A type inclusion.[2] It should not be confused with the term Downey bodies , which refers to a type of T cell observed… … Wikipedia
space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… … Universalium
