Cohnheim area

Cohn·heim ar·e·a

(kōn'hīm), a polygonal mosaiclike figure formed by a group of myofibrils, as seen in the cross-section of a skeletal muscle fiber examined under the microscope; a shrinkage artifact of fixation. Synonym(s): Cohnheim field

Cohnheim,

Julius F., German histologist, pathologist, and physiologist, 1839-1884. Cohnheim area - a shrinkage artifact of fixation. Synonym(s): Cohnheim fieldCohnheim field - Synonym(s): Cohnheim areaCohnheim theory - that neoplasms originate from various cell rests. Synonym(s): emigration theory