- unilateral emphysema
- emphysema affecting only one lung; it may be either congenital (such as from defects in circulation) or acquired (Swyer-James syndrome). Cf. lobar e. Called also hyperlucent lung.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
unilateral emphysema
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