Ghon complex

A form of Ghon's complex — 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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Meanings

nounGhon complex (plural Ghon complexes)

plural Ghon complexes

  1. alternativeAlternative form of Ghon's complex.
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