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EMPHYSEME OBSTRUCTIF [1 record]

Record 1 2012-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bronchi
DEF

Overdistention of the lung due to partial obstruction of the air passages, which permits air to enter the alveoli but which resists expiration of the air.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bronches
DEF

Augmentation de volume d'une partie ou de la totalité du poumon, provoquée par une obstruction partielle des voies aériennes.

Key term(s)
  • emphysème obstructif

Spanish

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