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white lung — noun acute lung injury characterized by coughing and rales; inflammation of the lungs which become stiff and fibrous and cannot exchange oxygen; occurs among persons exposed to irritants such as corrosive chemical vapors or ammonia or chlorine… … Useful english dictionary
white lung — asbestosis. * * * … Universalium
Lung cancer — Classification and external resources Cross section of a human lung. The white area in the upper lobe is cancer; the black areas are discoloration due to smoking. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
White Lotus — (白蓮教 Pinyin: báiliánjiào Wade Giles: Pai lien chiao ) was a type of Buddhist sectarianism that appealed to many Chinese, most notably to women and to the poor, who found solace in worship of the Eternal Mother who was to gather all her children… … Wikipedia
Lung Kwu Chau — (Chinese: 龍鼓洲) is an island at the northwest water of Hong Kong. It is off the shore of Lung Kwun Tan near Tuen Mun in the mainland New Territories, separated by waterway of Urmston Road. The island is together with Sha Chau (沙洲) and Pak Chau… … Wikipedia
lung|wort — «LUHNG WURT», noun. 1. a European plant of the borage family, with small purple flowers and leaves spotted with white. It was once a popular remedy for lung disease. 2. an American plant of the same family, having blue flowers; Virginia cowslip.… … Useful english dictionary
Lung disease — (engl., spr. löng dĭs īs , »Lungenkrankheit«), s. White scour … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
White scour — (engl., spr. ūait ßkaur, »weißer Durchfall«), eine verheerende Infektionskrankheit der Kälber in Irland, seit 1901 von Nocard erforscht. Die Kälber erkranken gleich nach der Geburt an einem unstillbaren Durchfall. Die Exkremente sind weiß und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
lung — One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. In humans, the right l. is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a… … Medical dictionary
lung infarction — ▪ medicine death of one or more sections of lung tissue due to deprivation of an adequate blood supply. The section of dead tissue is called an infarct. The cessation or lessening of blood flow results ordinarily from an obstruction in a… … Universalium
