lines of Zahn


lines of Zahn

(zahn), riblike markings seen by the naked eye on the surface of antemortem thrombi; they consist of a branching framework of platelets and fibrin separating the coagulated blood cells. Synonym(s): striae of Zahn

Zahn,

Friedrich W., German pathologist, 1845-1904. lines of Zahn - riblike markings seen by the naked eye on the surface of antemortem thrombi. Synonym(s): striae of Zahnstriae of Zahn - Synonym(s): lines of ZahnZahn infarct - a pseudoinfarct of the liver due to obstruction of a branch of the portal vein.