Ghon's complex

English

Etymology

Named after Austrian pathologist Anton Ghon.

Noun

Ghon's complex (plural Ghon's complexes)

  1. A kind of lesion in the lung caused by tuberculosis, consisting of a Ghon focus along with pulmonary lymphadenopathy within a nearby pulmonary lymph node, and retaining viable bacteria that may trigger secondary tuberculosis in later life.

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