Pathologic Function
foreign body reaction
for·eign bod·y re·ac·tion
Subclass of:
Foreign Bodies; Inflammation
Definitions related to foreign-body reaction:
  • (foreign body reaction) A granulomatous inflammatory reaction evoked by the presence of an exogenous material in the tissues, a characteristic feature of which is the formation of foreign body giant cells.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (foreign body reaction) An inflammatory reaction evoked by the presence of an exogenous material in the tissues.
    U.S. FDA Glossary
    U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 2021
  • (foreign body reaction) Chronic inflammation and granuloma formation around irritating foreign bodies.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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