Diseases

Pulmonary Emphysema

Enlargement of air spaces distal to the TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES where gas-exchange normally takes place. This is usually due to destruction of the alveolar wall. Pulmonary emphysema can be classified by the location and distribution of the lesions.

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Enlargement of air spaces distal to the TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES where gas-exchange normally takes place. This is usually due to destruction of the alveolar wall. Pulmonary emphysema can be classified by the location and distribution of the lesions.

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23 entry terms
  • Emphysema, Pulmonary
  • Emphysemas, Pulmonary
  • Pulmonary Emphysemas
  • Centriacinar Emphysema
  • Centrilobular Emphysema
  • Focal Emphysema
  • Panacinar Emphysema
  • Panlobular Emphysema
  • Centriacinar Emphysemas
  • Centrilobular Emphysemas
  • Emphysema, Centriacinar
  • Emphysema, Centrilobular
  • Emphysema, Focal
  • Emphysema, Panacinar
  • Emphysema, Panlobular
  • Emphysemas, Centriacinar
  • Emphysemas, Centrilobular
  • Emphysemas, Focal
  • Emphysemas, Panacinar
  • Emphysemas, Panlobular
  • Focal Emphysemas
  • Panacinar Emphysemas
  • Panlobular Emphysemas

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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in cattle, probably EMPHYSEMA, ACUTE BOVINE PULMONARY see PNEUMONIA, ATYPICAL INTERSTITIAL, OF CATTLE

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  1. C08w.381.495w.389w.750w
  2. C23.550.291.500w.875w.875w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pulmonary Emphysema. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011656. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011656
  2. Pulmonary Emphysema. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema
  3. Pulmonary Emphysema. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188605