Zahn infarct

Zahn in·farct

(zahn), a pseudoinfarct of the liver, consisting of an area of congestion with parenchymal atrophy but no necrosis; due to obstruction of a branch of the portal vein.

Zahn in·farct

(tsahn in'fahrkt) A pseudoinfarct of the liver, consisting of an area of congestion with parenchymal atrophy but no necrosis; due to obstruction of a branch of the portal vein.

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.