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atelectasis
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incomplete expansion of alveoli
Incomplete (atel/o) Expansion (-ectasis) |
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emphysema
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hyperinflation if air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls
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pneumoconiosis
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abnormal condition caused by dust in the lungs, with chronic inflammation, infection and bronchitis
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pneumonia
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acute inflammation and infection of alveoli which fill with ous or products of the inflammatory reaction
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pulmonary abscess
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a large collection of pus (bacterial infection) in the lungs
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pulmonary edema
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swelling and fluid in the air sacs and bronchioles
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pulmonary embolism (PE)
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clot (thrombus) or other material lodges in vessels of the lung
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pulmonary fibrosis
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formation of scar tissue in the connective tissue of the lungs
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sarcoidosis
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chronic inflammatory disease of unknown causes in which small nodules of tubercles develop in lungs, lymph nodes and other organs
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tuberculosis (TB)
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infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis; lungs are usually involved, but any organ in the body may be affected
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