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alveolitis
(redirected from diffuse fibrosing alveolitis)

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alveolitis /al·ve·o·li·tis/ (al-ve?o-li´tis) inflammation of a dental or pulmonary alveolus.
allergic alveolitis , extrinsic allergic alveolitis hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

al·ve·o·li·tis (lv--lts)
n.
1. Inflammation of alveoli.
2. Inflammation of a tooth socket.

alveolitis,
n the inflammation of a tooth socket.

alveolitis
inflammation of the walls of the alveoli; definition of pulmonary, dental, mammary preferred.

diffuse alveolitis
see interstitial pneumonia.
diffuse fibrosing alveolitis

alveolitis 1. Acute or chronic accumulation of inflammatory–PMNs, lymphocytes and immune effector–macrophages cells in the lung alveoli. See Allergic alveolitis, Fibrosing alveolitis, Pulmonary alveolitis 2. Inflammation of an alveolus of a tooth


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