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emphysema
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[ noun ] (medicine) an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
Synonyms Used in print (Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)In_addition , it would be difficult to imagine chronic generalized emphysema occurring in a cow , considering its marked lobular development but , conversely , not difficult to imagine this occurring in the horse or the dog . If this be true , the possibility exists that an occlusive lesion of the bronchial_arteries might cause widespread degeneration of supportive tissue similar to that seen in generalized emphysema . (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)Microscopically , there was emphysema , fibrosis , and vascular congestion . Related terms |
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