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lymphangiomyomatosis

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lymphangiomyomatosis /lym·phan·gio·my·o·ma·to·sis/ (lim-fan″je-o-mi″o-mah-to´sis) a progressive disorder of women of child-bearing age, marked by nodular and diffuse interstitial proliferation of smooth muscle in the lungs, lymph nodes, and thoracic duct. Called also lymphangioleiomyomatosis.
lymphangiomyomatosis [lim-fan″je-o-mi″o-mah-to´sis]
a progressive disorder of women of child-bearing age, marked by nodular and diffuse interstitial proliferation of smooth muscle in the lungs, lymph nodes, and thoracic duct. Called also lymphangioleiomyomatosis.


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