- ectatic emphysema
- panacinar e.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ectatic emphysema
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Emphysema — 1) A lung condition featuring an abnormal accumulation of air in the lung s many tiny air sacs, a tissue called alveoli. As air continues to collect in these sacs, they become enlarged, and may break, or be damaged and form scar tissue. Emphysema … Medical dictionary
panacinar emphysema — panlobular emphysema one of the principal types of pulmonary emphysema, characterized by relatively uniform enlargement of air spaces throughout the acini. Called also chronic hypertrophic, diffuse, ectatic, generalized, or vesicular e … Medical dictionary
