pneumoconstriction

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pneumoconstriction

[no̅o̅′mōkənstrik′shən]

an area of collapsed lung tissue that results from mechanical stimulation of an exposed part of the lung. It is produced by local reflex muscular closure of alveolar ducts and alveoli.

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