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pearl(dictionary)

pearl moss (medicine) and Civatte bodies (medicine)


pearl moss (medicine)


pearl moss -->
chondrus


Synonym: cartilage.

2. The plant Chondrus crispus, Fucus crispus, or Gigartina mamillosa (family Gigartinaceae); a demulcent in chronic and intestinal disorders.

Synonym: carrageen, carragheen, Irish moss, pearl moss.

Origin: G. Chondros, gristle


Civatte bodies (medicine)


Civatte bodies
Eosinophilic hyaline spherical body's seen in or just beneath the epidermis, particularly in lichen planus, formed by necrosis of individual basal cells.

Synonym: colloid bodies.