Ghon's focus
Ghon's focus (gonz) n. the lesion produced in the lung of a previously uninfected person by tubercle bacilli. It is a small focus of granulomatous inflammation, which may become visible on a chest X-ray if it grows large enough or if it calcifies. [ A. Ghon (1866–1936), Czech pathologist]
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