See Also: pigment induration of the lung(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Induration(health)
induration(dictionary)
Induration(medicine)
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gray induration(medicine)
Froriep's induration(medicine)
penile induration(medicine)
cyanotic induration(medicine)

pigment induration of the lung (medicine) and WBC (medicine)


pigment induration of the lung (medicine)


pigment induration of the lung -->
brown induration of the lung


A condition characterised by firmness of the lungs, and a brown colour associated with haemosiderin-pigmented macrophages in alveoli, consequent upon long-continued congestion due to heart disease.

Synonym: pigment induration of the lung.


WBC (medicine)


WBC -->
white blood cell
<haematology> White corpuscles in the blood. They are spherical, colourless and nucleated masses involved with host defenses.

Normal white blood cell counts are variable with age and sex. Normal adult range is 4, 500 to 11,000 cells per cubic millimetre of blood. Slightly higher counts are seen in children. Elevated counts can be seen in cases of inflammation and infection.

See: leucocytes, basophils, coelomocytes, eosinophils, haemocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes.

Acronym: WBC