"Pulmonary Emphysema" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Enlargement of air spaces distal to the TERMINAL BRONCHIOLES where gas-exchange normally takes place. This is usually due to destruction of the alveolar wall. Pulmonary emphysema can be classified by the location and distribution of the lesions.
| Descriptor ID |
D011656
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.495.389.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Pulmonary Emphysema- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Emphysemas, Pulmonary
- Pulmonary Emphysemas
- Emphysema, Pulmonary
Focal Emphysema- Focal Emphysema
- Emphysema, Focal
- Emphysemas, Focal
- Focal Emphysemas
Panacinar Emphysema- Panacinar Emphysema
- Emphysema, Panacinar
- Emphysemas, Panacinar
- Panacinar Emphysemas
- Panlobular Emphysema
- Emphysema, Panlobular
- Emphysemas, Panlobular
- Panlobular Emphysemas
Centriacinar Emphysema- Centriacinar Emphysema
- Centriacinar Emphysemas
- Emphysema, Centriacinar
- Emphysemas, Centriacinar
- Centrilobular Emphysema
- Centrilobular Emphysemas
- Emphysema, Centrilobular
- Emphysemas, Centrilobular
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| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pulmonary Emphysema" by people in Profiles.
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Systemic alterations in neutrophils and their precursors in early-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Cell Rep. 2023 Jun 27; 42(6):112525.
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[2 cases of pulmonary lesions caused by atypical mycobacteria (Myc. gastri)]. Pneumonol Pol. 1979 Feb; 47(2):121-6.
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