See Also: Anitschkow cell(medicine)
Anitschkow(medicine)
Anitschkow myocyte(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
materia(medicine)
Materia medica(medicine)
prima materia(dictionary)
materia alba(medicine)
materia prima(dictionary)
in pari materia(dictionary)

Materia medica (medicine) and Anitschkow cell (medicine)


Materia medica (medicine)


materia medica


1. Material or substance used in the composition of Remedies; a General term for all substances used as curative agents in medicine.

2. That branch of medical science which treats of the Nature and properties of all the substances that are employed for the cure of diseases.

Origin: L. See Matter, and Medical.

Source: Websters Dictionary


Anitschkow cell (medicine)


Anitschkow cell -->
cardiac histiocyte


A large mononuclear cell found in connective tissue of the heart wall in inflammatory conditions, especially in the Aschoff body. The ovoid nucleus contains a central chromatin mass appearing as a wavy bar in longitudinal section.

Synonym: Anitschkow cell, Anitschkow myocyte, caterpillar cell.