fibrosing alveolitis
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alveolitis — 1. Inflammation of lung alveoli. 2. Inflammation of a tooth socket. acute pulmonary a. acute inflammation involving exudate into the pulmonary … Medical dictionary
alveolitis — n. inflammation of an alveolus or alveoli. Chronic inflammation of the walls of the alveoli of the lungs is usually caused by inhaled organic dusts (extrinsic allergic alveolitis; see bird fancier s lung, farmer s lung) but may occur… … The new mediacal dictionary
cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis — idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis … Medical dictionary
Chest X-ray — A chest X ray, commonly abbreviated CXR, is a projection radiograph (X ray), taken by a radiographer, of the thorax which is used to diagnose problems with that area. The typical radiation dose to an adult from a chest x ray is around 0.06 mSv (6 … Wikipedia
Chest radiograph — Intervention Image A: A normal chest radiograph. Image B: Q fever pneumonia. ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
fibrosis — Formation of fibrous tissue as a reparative or reactive process, as opposed to formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue. African endomyocardial f. f. of the inner layers of the … Medical dictionary
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis — Classification and external resources Extensive lung fibrosis from usual interstitial pneumonitis ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
Cryptogenic disease — A cryptogenic disease is a disease of which the cause is unknown. It may be used in a particular case, when the nature of the patient s condition is known but the cause has not been found (e.g. cryptogenic stroke[1]). The word cryptogenic also… … Wikipedia
List of diseases (F) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.DiseasesTOC FaFab* Fabry s diseaseFacFace Faci* Faces syndrome * Facial asymmetry temporal seizures * Facial clefting corpus callosum agenesis * Facial dysmorphism macrocephaly myopia Dandy Walker type… … Wikipedia
FARA — (cryptogenic) fibrosing alveolitis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. See: alveolitis … The new mediacal dictionary
