English Explanatory Dictionary

Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An outpouching of gall bladder mucosa into the gall bladder muscle layer and subserosal tissue, sometimes associated with cholecystitis.

Word forms

Rokitansky-Aschoff sinus Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses

Etymology

Named after Carl Freiherr von Rokitansky (1804–1878), Austrian pathologist, and Ludwig Aschoff (1866–1942), German pathologist.

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