See Also: Asbestos bodies (aka ferruginous bodies)(health)
ferruginous bodies(medicine)
asbestos bodies(medicine)
Bodies(medicine)
Prowazek bodies(medicine)
cancer bodies(medicine)
colloid bodies(medicine)
Embryoid bodies (EBs)(health)
Paschen bodies(medicine)
conchoidal bodies(medicine)

Asbestos bodies (aka ferruginous bodies) (health)


Asbestos bodies are a subset of ferruginous bodies, the structures formed when iron-protein deposition occurs on fibers in the body. Because asbestos is by far the most commonly occurring core material, the presence of ferruginous bodies in sputum indicates a significant past exposure to asbestos.