lymphangiomyomatosis

lymphangiomyomatosis
SYN: lymphangioleiomyomatosis. [lymphangio- + myoma + -osis, condition]

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lym·phan·gio·my·o·ma·to·sis (LAM) (lim-fan″je-o-mi″o-mə-toґsis) a progressive disorder of women of child-bearing age, marked by proliferation of atypical smooth muscle cells in the walls of lymphatics of the lower respiratory tract, pleura, mediastinum, and retroperitoneum. Called also lymphangioleiomyomatosis.

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