Medical Term:
cuffing
Pronunciation: kŭf′ing
Definition:
- A perivascular accumulation of various leukocytes seen in infectious, inflammatory, or autoimmune diseases.
- To surround a structure with fluid or cells, as with a cuff; in chest radiography, thickening of bronchial walls on the image.
[M.E. cuffe, mitten]
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