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plexogenic

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plexogenic /plex·o·gen·ic/ (plek´sah-jen″ik) giving rise to a plexus or plexiform structure.
plex·o·gen·ic (plks-jnk)
adj.
Giving rise to weblike or plexiform structures.

plexogenic
giving rise to a plexus or plexiform growth.

plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy
pulmonary vascular lesions caused by pulmonary hypertension and hyperfusion in congenital cardiac defects such as patent ductus arteriosus.


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[3] Histopathologic examination of 36 patients undergoing heart-lung transplantation with plexogenic pulmonary arteriopathy revealed cholesterol granulomas in 9 cases.
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