Disease or Syndrome
funisitis
Definitions related to funisitis (disorder):
  • (funisitis) A neutrophilic infiltrate arising from fetal vessels of the umbilical cord extending past the umbilical vessel wall into Wharton's Substance and oriented towards the amniotic cavity.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (funisitis) An acute inflammation of the umbilical cord. It is characterized by the presence of polymorphonuclear cells migrating from the fetal umbilical cord vessels through the umbilical cord towards the bacteria containing amniotic fluid.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (funisitis) Inflammation of the fetal UMBILICAL CORD.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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