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Gamna disease Gam·na dis·ease (gahm'nă), a form of chronic splenomegaly characterized by conspicuous thickening of the capsule and the presence of multiple, small, rustlike, brown foci (Gamna-Gandy bodies), which contain iron; this condition may be observed in fibrocongestive splenomegaly, sickle cell disease, and some examples of hemochromatosis.Gam·na dis·ease (gahm'nă di-zēz') A form of chronic splenomegaly characterized by conspicuous thickening of the capsule and the presence of multiple, small, rustlike, brown foci (Gamna-Gandy bodies), which contain iron; this condition may be observed in fibrocongestive splenomegaly, sickle cell disease, and some examples of hemochromatosis. Gamna, Carlos, Italian physician, 1896-1950. Gamna disease - a form of chronic splenomegaly.Gamna-Favre bodies - characteristic, relatively large, intracytoplasmic basophilic inclusion bodies observed in lymphogranuloma venereum.Gamna-Gandy bodies - small firm spheroidal or irregular foci occurring chiefly in the spleen in such conditions as congestive splenomegaly and sickle cell disease. Synonym(s): Gandy-Gamna bodies; siderotic nodulesGandy-Gamna bodies - Synonym(s): Gamna-Gandy bodies |