See Also: lewy bodies(medicine)
Lewy, Frederic(medicine)
Lewy body(health)
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lewy bodies (medicine) and magnet (oh)


lewy bodies (medicine)


lewy bodies


Intracytoplasmic, eosinophilic, round to elongated inclusions found in vacuoles of injured or fragmented neurons. The presence of lewy bodies is the histological marker of the degenerative changes in parkinson disease but they may be seen in Other neurological conditions. They are typically found in the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus but they are also seen in the basal forebrain, hypothalamic nuclei, and neocortex.


magnet (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French; Origin: magnete, from Latin magnes, from Greek magnes (lithos) '(stone) of Magnesia', ancient city in Turkey]
a piece of iron or steel that can stick to metal or make Other metal objects move towards itself
something or someone that attracts many people or things
magnet for
::The region has become a magnet for small businesses.
attract/draw sb/sth like a magnet
::She drew men to her like a magnet.