| ACSF | artificial cerebrospinal fluid |
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| ADI | Academy of Dentistry International; acceptable daily intake; AIDS-defining illness; allowable daily ... |
| AEP | acute edematous pancreatitis; artificial endocrine pancreas; auditory evoked potential; average evok... |
| AF | abnormal frequency; acid-fast; adult female; afebrile; aflatoxin; albumin-free; albumose-free; aldeh... |
| AFL | antifibrinolysin; artificial limb; atrial flutter |
| mushroom-worker's lung | <chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of spores of the mold Thermopolyspora polyspora, Thermoactinomyces vulgaris, Micropolyspora faeni or Micromonospora vulgaris from contaminated mushrooms under cultivation or mushroom compost. (22 Sep 2002) |
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| costal surface of lung | The surface of each lung that lies in contact with the costal pleura. Synonym: facies costalis pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postperfusion lung | <cardiology, chest medicine> A condition in which abnormal pulmonary function develops in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery involving the use of an extracorporeal circulation; now rare due to advances in perfusion technique and equipment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung | <radiology> Only true pulmonary cystic disease of newborn, three X-ray types: multicystic, walls of varying thickness, multicystic, one large dominant thin-walled cyst, solid, mediastinal shift common, cysts often contain foetal lung fluid, Treatment: surgery Cf: congenital lobar emphysema (12 Dec 1998) |
| cystic adenomatoid malformation of lung, congenital | A developmental anomaly that usually becomes apparent in the neonatal period with progressive respiratory distress. This malformation is a focal pulmonary dysplasia characterised by a multicystic mass of terminal bronchiolar structures. Ccam is classified into 3 separate types (I, II, III) depending on cyst size. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hilum of lung | A wedge-shaped depression on the mediastinal surface of each lung, where the bronchus, blood vessels, nerves, and lymphatics enter or leave the viscus. Synonym: hilum pulmonis, porta pulmonis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| secondary lung cancer | The spread of cancerous tumours from a distant organ to the lung. Due to the lungs tremendous blood and lymphatic supply it is a frequent site for metastatic cancer. Cancers which commonly metastasize to the lung include osteosarcoma, breast cancer, neuroblastoma, Wilm's tumour and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. (27 Sep 1997) |
| honeycomb lung | <radiology> Mnemonic: honey and SPICE, sarcoid, pneumoconiosis, interstitial fibrosis, collagen-vascular disease, eosinophilic granuloma, ** see also: interstitial lung disease, honeycombing (12 Dec 1998) |
| pump lung | In shock, the development of oedema, impaired perfusion, and reduction in alveolar space so that the alveoli collapse. Synonym: pump lung, wet lung, white lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| horizontal fissure of right lung | The deep fissure that separates the upper and middle lobes of the right lung. Synonym: fissura horizontalis pulmonis dextri, horizontal fissure of right lung, minor fissure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| human embryo lung cell | <cell culture> Diploid, untransformed cells from the lungs of human embryos which are used to make vaccines against certain viruses (such as rabies). (09 Oct 1997) |
| shock lung | In shock, the development of oedema, impaired perfusion, and reduction in alveolar space so that the alveoli collapse. Synonym: pump lung, wet lung, white lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyperlucent lung | The radiographic finding that a lung or portion thereof is less dense than normal, as from air trapping by a bronchial foreign body, asymmetric emphysema, or decreasing blood flow. See: unilateral hyperlucent lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| silo-filler's lung | Pulmonary oedema, usually delayed for 1-4 hours, occurring in an individual exposed to silage, probably due to nitrogen dioxide; can progress to bronchiolitis obliterans. (05 Mar 2000) |
| small cell lung cancer | A type of lung cancer in which the cells are small and round. Also called oat cell lung cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |