SINCE 1828
Ghon tubercle
noun
\ 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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