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[ adjective ] having or localized centrally at a focus
Examples "focal point" "focal infection" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)In_addition , other sections contained focal areas of recent myocardial necrosis that were infiltrated with neutrophils . A section of the colon revealed intense hyperemia and extensive focal ulcerations of the mucosa , associated with much fibrin and many neutrophils . Microscopic studies of the gastrocnemius , pectoralis_major , transversus_abdominis , biceps_brachii , and diaphragm showed atrophy as_well_as varying degrees of injury ranging from swelling and vacuolization to focal necrosis of the muscle_fibers . Related terms |
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