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interstitial lung disease

interstitial lung disease noun: any of a group of lung diseases affecting the tissue and space around the air sacs.

Noun

interstitial lung disease (plural interstitial lung diseases)

  1. Any of a group of lung diseases affecting the tissue and space around the air sacs.
    • Interstitial lung disease (ILD) refers to more than 200 chronic lung disorders, including pulmonary fibrosis.“Interstitial Lung Disease & Pulmonary Fibrosis”, in University of Chicago Medical Center, archived from the original on 13 Feb 2023

Synonyms of interstitial lung disease

Forms of interstitial lung disease

pluralinterstitial lung diseases

Questions about interstitial lung disease

What does interstitial lung disease mean?
Interstitial lung disease means any of a group of lung diseases affecting the tissue and space around the air sacs.
What part of speech is interstitial lung disease?
Interstitial lung disease is a noun.
What is the plural of interstitial lung disease?
The plural of interstitial lung disease is interstitial lung diseases.

Words near interstitial lung disease in the dictionary

  1. interstitching
  2. interstitia
  3. interstitial
  4. interstitial fluid
  5. interstitial fluids
  6. interstitial lung disease
  7. interstitial lung diseases
  8. interstitial nephritides
  9. interstitial nephritis
  10. interstitial space
  11. interstitially

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