Arrosion
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Arrosion is a medical term used to describe the partial destruction or erosion of an organ's integrity, most commonly referring to blood vessels. It often occurs when pathological processes, such as the caseous necrosis seen in tuberculosis, compromise the vessel wall, potentially leading to hemorrhage.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
ARROSION, arrosive (from Latin arrodere—to gnaw), a term used to denote partial violations of the integrity of various organs, mainly blood vessels; for example, arrosion of a vessel as a result of the extension of caseous decay in tuberculosis to the outer layers of the vascular wall; at the site of arrosion, the possibility of hemorrhage (see) is created.
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“Arrosion.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/arrosion/