Taber's Medical Dictionary
Aschoff, Ludwig
(ash′of″ )
German pathologist, 1866-1942.
Aschoff body
One of microscopic foci of fibrinoid degeneration and granulomatous inflammation found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic fever.
Aschoff cell
A large cell with basophilic cytoplasm and a large vesicular nucleus, often multinucleated.
Aschoff nodule
A small nodule composed of cells and leukocytes found in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic myocarditis.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Aschoff, Ludwig." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff_nodule.
Aschoff, Ludwig. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff_nodule. Accessed July 21, 2025.
Aschoff, Ludwig. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff_nodule
Aschoff, Ludwig [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 July 21]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/770210/all/Aschoff_nodule.
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