| concentric | Having a common centre, such that two or more spheres, circles, or segments of circles are within one another. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| concentric fibroma | <tumour> A benign neoplasm, actually a leiomyoma, that occupies the entire circumference of the wall of the uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concentric hypertrophy | Thickening of the walls of the heart or any cavity with apparent diminution of the capacity of the cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| concentric lamella | One of the concentric tubular layers of bone surrounding the central canal in an osteon. Synonym: haversian lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hassall's concentric corpuscle | Small spherical bodies of keratinised and usually squamous epithelial cells arranged in a concentric pattern around clusters of degenerating lymphocytes, eosinophils, and macrophages; found in the medulla of the lobules of the thymus. Synonym: Hassall's bodies, Hassall's concentric corpuscle, Virchow-Hassall bodies. (05 Mar 2000) |
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