hyperinflation
[hi″per-in-fla´shun] excessive inflation or expansion, as of the lungs; overinflation.
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hy·per·in·fla·tion
(hī'pĕr-in-flā'shŭn), Overdistention of airways and alveoli, sometimes leading to emphysema, caused by obstructive lung disease; occurs reversibly with asthma, and can occur locally with aspiration of a foreign body with a subsequent ball-valve phenomenon.
[hyper- + inflation]
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hy·per·in·fla·tion
(hī'pĕr-in-flā'shŭn) Overdistention of pulmonary alveoli with air as a result of local or general airway obstruction.
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hy·per·in·fla·tion
(hī'pĕr-in-flā'shŭn) Overdistention of airways and alveoli, sometimes leading to emphysema, caused by obstructive lung disease.
[hyper- + inflation]
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