alveolitis (redirected from diffuse fibrosing alveolitis)

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

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allergic alveolitis , extrinsic allergic alveolitis hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

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al·ve·o·li·tis (lv--lts)

n.

1. Inflammation of alveoli.

2. Inflammation of a tooth socket.

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alveolitis,

n the inflammation of a tooth socket.

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alveolitis

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

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diffuse alveolitis

see interstitial pneumonia.

diffuse fibrosing alveolitis

see atypical interstitial pneumonia, interstitial pneumonia.

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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