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bronchiolitis obliterans

bronchiolitis obliterans noun: a rare and irreversible form of obstructive lung disease in which the bronchioles are compressed and narrowed by fibrosis and/or inflammation.

Noun

bronchiolitis obliterans (uncountable)

  1. A rare and irreversible form of obstructive lung disease in which the bronchioles are compressed and narrowed by fibrosis and/or inflammation.
    Synonyms:
    popcorn lung, BO

Synonyms of bronchiolitis obliterans

Questions about bronchiolitis obliterans

What does bronchiolitis obliterans mean?
Bronchiolitis obliterans means a rare and irreversible form of obstructive lung disease in which the bronchioles are compressed and narrowed by fibrosis and/or inflammation.
What part of speech is bronchiolitis obliterans?
Bronchiolitis obliterans is a noun.

Words near bronchiolitis obliterans in the dictionary

  1. bronchiole
  2. bronchiolectasis
  3. bronchioles
  4. bronchioli
  5. bronchiolitis
  6. bronchiolitis obliterans
  7. bronchiolization
  8. bronchioloalveolar
  9. bronchioloar
  10. bronchiolocentric
  11. bronchiologram

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