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Descriptor English: Pulmonary Emphysema
Descriptor Spanish: Enfisema Pulmonar
Descriptor enfisema pulmonar
Scope note: Agrandamiento de los espacios aéreos distales a los BRONQUIOLOS TERMINALES donde normalmente tiene lugar el intercambio gaseoso. Generalmente se debe a una destrucción de la pared alveolar. El enfisema pulmonar puede clasificarse según la localización y distribución de las lesiones.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enfisema Pulmonar
Descriptor French: Emphysème pulmonaire
Entry term(s): Centriacinar Emphysema
Centriacinar Emphysemas
Centrilobular Emphysema
Centrilobular Emphysemas
Emphysema, Centriacinar
Emphysema, Centrilobular
Emphysema, Focal
Emphysema, Panacinar
Emphysema, Panlobular
Emphysema, Pulmonary
Emphysemas, Centriacinar
Emphysemas, Centrilobular
Emphysemas, Focal
Emphysemas, Panacinar
Emphysemas, Panlobular
Emphysemas, Pulmonary
Focal Emphysema
Focal Emphysemas
Panacinar Emphysema
Panacinar Emphysemas
Panlobular Emphysema
Panlobular Emphysemas
Pulmonary Emphysemas
Tree number(s): C08.381.495.389.750
C23.550.291.500.875.875
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011656
Scope note: 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.
Annotation: in cattle, probably EMPHYSEMA, ACUTE BOVINE PULMONARY see PNEUMONIA, ATYPICAL INTERSTITIAL, OF CATTLE
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Entry Version: PULM EMPHYSEMA
DeCS ID: 12093
Unique ID: D011656
NLM Classification: WF 648
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2013/07/08
Pulmonary Emphysema - Preferred
Concept UI M0018129
Scope note 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.
Preferred term Pulmonary Emphysema
Entry term(s) Emphysema, Pulmonary
Emphysemas, Pulmonary
Pulmonary Emphysemas
Focal Emphysema - Narrower
Concept UI M0519950
Preferred term Focal Emphysema
Entry term(s) Emphysema, Focal
Emphysemas, Focal
Focal Emphysemas
Panacinar Emphysema - Narrower
Concept UI M0519949
Preferred term Panacinar Emphysema
Entry term(s) Emphysema, Panacinar
Emphysema, Panlobular
Emphysemas, Panacinar
Emphysemas, Panlobular
Panacinar Emphysemas
Panlobular Emphysema
Panlobular Emphysemas
Centriacinar Emphysema - Narrower
Concept UI M0519948
Preferred term Centriacinar Emphysema
Entry term(s) Centriacinar Emphysemas
Centrilobular Emphysema
Centrilobular Emphysemas
Emphysema, Centriacinar
Emphysema, Centrilobular
Emphysemas, Centriacinar
Emphysemas, Centrilobular



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