| Zenker, Friedrich | <person> German pathologist, 1825-1898. See: Zenker's degeneration, Zenker's diverticulum, Zenker's fixative, Zenker's necrosis, Zenker's paralysis, formol-Zenker fixative. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Zenker's degeneration | A form of severe hyaline degeneration or necrosis in skeletal muscle, occurring in severe infections. Synonym: waxy degeneration, Zenker's necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Zenker's diverticulum | <pathology> Herniation of the mucosa of the oesophagus through a defect in the wall of the oesophagus. The location is usually in the upper one-third of the oesophagus. (12 Nov 1997) |
| Zenker's fixative | A rapid fixative consisting of mercuric chloride, potassium dichromate, sodium sulfate, glacial acetic acid, and water, useful for trichrome stains; must be washed to remove potassium dichromate and treated with iodine solution to remove mercuric chloride; tissues tend to become brittle if left in the fixative for more than 24 hours. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Zenker's necrosis | A form of severe hyaline degeneration or necrosis in skeletal muscle, occurring in severe infections. Synonym: waxy degeneration, Zenker's necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Zenker's paralysis | Paresthesia and paralysis in the area of the external popliteal nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| formol-Zenker fixative | Zenker's fixative in which glacial acetic acid has been replaced by formalin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Ammon, Friedrich von | <person> German ophthalmologist and pathologist, 1799-1861. See: Ammon's fissure, Ammon's prominence. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bezold, Friedrich | <person> German otologist, 1842-1908. See: Bezold's abscess, Bezold's mastoiditis, Bezold's sign, Bezold's symptom, Bezold's triad. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Call, Friedrich von | <person> Austrian physician, 1844-1917. See: Call-Exner bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gauss, Carl Friedrich | <person> German mathematician, astronomer and physicist who defined the unit of magnetic field strength (CGS units) 10,000 gauss = 1 tesla Lived: 1777-1855. (13 Nov 1997) |
| Reichel, Friedrich | <person> German gynecologist and surgeon, 1858-1934. See: Reichel-Polyastomach resection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Reinke, Friedrich | <person> German anatomist, 1862-1919. See: Reinke crystalloids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Voltolini, Friedrich | <person> German laryngologist, 1819-1889. See: Voltolini's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pelizaeus, Friedrich | <person> German neurologist, 1850-1917. See: Merzbacher-Pelizaeus disease, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Goll, Friedrich | <person> Swiss anatomist, 1829-1903. See: Goll's column, nucleus of Goll, tract of Goll. (05 Mar 2000) |