emphysematous
/em-fuh-see-muh, -zee-/US // ˌɛm fəˈsi mə, -ˈzi- //UK // (ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə) //
气肿性,实质性的,气肿型,气肿
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Pathology.
- : a chronic, irreversible disease of the lungs characterized by abnormal enlargement of air spaces in the lungs accompanied by destruction of the tissue lining the walls of the air spaces.
- : any abnormal distention of an organ, or part of the body, with air or other gas.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as inbreathless
Synonyms
Examples
The upper lobe partially excavated and ragged; the inferior lobe infiltrated and emphysematous.
The putrefactive gases evolved cause the skin to become emphysematous and crepitant and produce an offensive odour.
The lungs were excessively emphysematous, and there was much secretion in the bronchi; the liver was slightly cirrhotic.
The limb was slightly emphysematous, swollen, inflamed, and infiltrated with serum.
Decomposition sets in early, and the resulting gases cause a puffy, emphysematous condition of the connective tissue.
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