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Ghon tubercle

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\ ˈgän- \
variants: or less commonly Ghon focus

Definition of Ghon tubercle

: the primary tubercle occurring in the lung of a child as the initial lesion of tuberculous infection and appearing as a bean-shaped shadow in the radiogram

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History and Etymology for Ghon tubercle

after Anton Ghon †1936 Czechoslovakian pathologist

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“Ghon tubercle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Ghon%20tubercle. Accessed 28 Sep. 2021.

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