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Anitschkow myocyte (medicine) and hemicorporectomy (medicine)


Anitschkow myocyte (medicine)


Anitschkow myocyte -->
cardiac histiocyte


A large mononuclear cell found in connective tissue of the heart wall in inflammatory conditions, especially in the Aschoff body. The ovoid nucleus contains a central chromatin mass appearing as a wavy bar in longitudinal section.

Synonym: Anitschkow cell, Anitschkow myocyte, caterpillar cell.


hemicorporectomy (medicine)


hemicorporectomy
<procedure> Surgical removal of the lower half of the body, including the lower extremities, bony pelvis, genitalia, and various of the pelvic contents including the lower part of the rectum to the anus.

Origin: hemi-+ L. Corpus, body, + G. Ektome, excision