Lung Injury

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Is a:
  • Disease or Syndrome
  • Injury or Poisoning
Definition:
Damage to any compartment of the lung caused by physical, chemical, or biological agents which characteristically elicit inflammatory reaction. These inflammatory reactions can either be acute and dominated by neutrophils, or chronic and dominated by lymphocytes and macrophages.
Synonyms:
  • Chronic Lung Injuries
  • Chronic Lung Injury
  • Injuries, Lung
  • Injuries, Pulmonary
  • Injury, Lung
  • Injury, Pulmonary
  • Lung Injuries
  • Lung Injuries, Chronic
  • Lung Injury, Chronic
  • Pulmonary Injuries
  • Pulmonary Injury
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