pulmonary segments
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Pulmonary contusion — Classification and external resources A CT scan showing a pulmonary contusion (red arrow) accompanied by a rib fracture (blue arrow) ICD 10 S … Wikipedia
pulmonary tuberculosis — see tuberculosis * * * infection of the lungs by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The usual course of untreated disease is tuberculous pneumonia, formation of granulation tissue, caseation, calcification, and cavity formation. It may spread to other… … Medical dictionary
respiration, human — ▪ physiology Introduction the process by which oxygen is taken up and carbon dioxide discharged. The design of the respiratory system The human gas exchanging organ, the lung, is located in the thorax, where its delicate tissues are… … Universalium
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
atelectasis — Decreased or absent air in the entire or part of a lung, with resulting loss of lung volume. Loss of lung volume itself. SEE ALSO: pulmonary collapse. [G. ateles, incomplete, + ektasis, extension] adhesive a. alveolar … Medical dictionary
fibrotic cavities — cavities of the lung composed of granulation tissue surrounded by scar tissue, as in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis or tuberculosis; in tuberculosis they may be the source from which the disease spreads to other pulmonary segments … Medical dictionary
pseudobronchiectasis — pseu·do·bron·chi·ec·ta·sis (soo″do brong″ke ekґtə sis) a condition in which a bronchiectasis like pattern appears in the bronchogram of partially atelectatic pulmonary segments when the larger bronchi have become shortened and… … Medical dictionary
segment — 1. A section; a part of an organ or other structure delimited naturally, artificially, or by invagination from the remainder. SYN: segmentum [TA]. SEE ALSO: metamere. 2. A territory of an organ having independent function, supply, or drainage. 3 … Medical dictionary
part — A portion. SYN: pars [TA]. abdominal p. of aorta SYN: abdominal aorta. abdominal p. of esophagus [TA] the portion of the esophagus from where it passes through the diaphragm to the stomach. See … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
