| Symmers, W | <person> British pathologist, 1863-1937. See: Symmers' clay pipestem fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Brill-Symmers disease | An obsolete term for nodular lymphoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Symmers, Douglas | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1879-1952. See: Brill-Symmers disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Symmers' fibrosis | A characteristic pipe-shaped fibrosis formed around hepatic portal veins in some cases of long-continued heavy infection with Schistosoma mansoni; thought to be induced by the presence of large numbers of schistosome eggs in the hepatic tissues. Synonym: Symmers' clay pipestem fibrosis, Symmers' fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |