Aschoff cell

Asch·off cell

(ahsh'of), a large cell component of rheumatic nodules in the myocardium with a characteristic nucleus and relatively little cytoplasm.

Aschoff cell

A large cell with basophilic cytoplasm and a large vesicular nucleus, often multinucleated.See also: Aschoff, Ludwig

Aschoff,

Karl Ludwig, German pathologist, 1866-1942. Aschoff bodies - a form of granulomatous inflammation characteristically observed in acute rheumatic carditis. Synonym(s): Aschoff nodulesAschoff cell - a large-cell component of rheumatic nodules in the myocardium.Aschoff nodules - Synonym(s): Aschoff bodiesnode of Aschoff and Tawara - a small node of modified cardiac muscle that gives rise to the atrioventricular bundle of the conduction system of the heart. Synonym(s): atrioventricular node; Tawara nodeRokitansky-Aschoff sinuses - see under Rokitansky