lipofagos

English translation: lipophages

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Spanish term or phrase:lipofagos (Medicina)
English translation:lipophages
Entered by: Andrea Quintana

03:50 Jul 7, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / ensayo médico
Spanish term or phrase: lipofagos
La figura x, remodelación del endotelio arterial con presencia de lipofagos en el subendotelio. Figura x capa muscular con ausencia de lipofagos, se observa un endotelio conservado
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Ignacia Nieto Melgarejo (X)
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lipophages
Explanation:
Definition from Fast Health Webpage http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/l/lipophage.php

lipophage (n): a cell (as a phagocyte) that takes up fat .

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4 +3lipophages
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5foamy macrophages
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lipófagos
foamy macrophages


Explanation:
Artículo bilingue en Internet:

http://wwwscielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pi...

El diagnóstico se confirmó con la detección de lipófagos en las muestras del lavado bronco alveolar.
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The diagnosis was confirmed by detection of lots of foamy macrophages in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

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Note added at 7 mins (2006-07-07 03:57:45 GMT)
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NEJM -- The Diagnosis of Whipple's Disease... specimen shows intense staining of foamy macrophages throughout the lamina propria. ... Lipid-containing macrophages (lipophages) in the gastric mucosa, ...

content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/332/6/390

Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Local time: 17:48
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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lipophages


Explanation:
Definition from Fast Health Webpage http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/l/lipophage.php

lipophage (n): a cell (as a phagocyte) that takes up fat .




    Reference: http://www.fasthealth.com/dictionary/l/lipophage.php
Andrea Quintana
Argentina
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