Ghon's complex
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named after Austrian pathologist Anton Ghon.
Noun
[edit]Ghon's complex (plural Ghon's complexes)
- A kind of lesion in the lung caused by tuberculosis, consisting of a Ghon focus along with pulmonary lymphadenopathy within a nearby pulmonary lymph node, and retaining viable bacteria that may trigger secondary tuberculosis in later life.