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  • Thumbnail for Lung cancer
    Lung cancer, also known as lung carcinoma, is a malignant tumor that begins in the lung. Lung cancer is caused by genetic damage to the DNA of cells in...
    90 KB (9,784 words) - 07:53, 10 October 2024
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    airspaces (alveoli) whose walls have broken down resulting in permanent damage to the lung tissue. Chronic bronchitis is defined as a productive cough that is...
    159 KB (17,210 words) - 04:54, 15 November 2024
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    Emphysema (redirect from Ritalin lung)
    lungs, that can vary in size and may be very large. The spaces are caused by the breakdown of the walls of the alveoli, which replace the spongy lung...
    42 KB (4,363 words) - 12:46, 13 October 2024
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    tissues easily damaged by barotrauma are: Middle ear and inner ear (barotitis or aerotitis) Paranasal sinuses (causing aerosinusitis) Lungs may be affected...
    78 KB (8,108 words) - 15:45, 18 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Pulmonary fibrosis
    Pulmonary fibrosis is a condition in which the lungs become scarred over time. Symptoms include shortness of breath, a dry cough, feeling tired, weight...
    31 KB (3,108 words) - 22:34, 8 September 2024
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    Phlegm (redirect from Lung butter)
    Bouhuys, A. (14 May 1971). "Cigarette Smoking: Objective Evidence for Lung Damage in Teen-Agers". Science. 172 (3984): 741–743. Bibcode:1971Sci...172....
    16 KB (1,920 words) - 15:18, 15 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Alcoholic lung disease
    Alcoholic lung disease is disease of the lungs caused by excessive alcohol. The term 'alcoholic lung disease' is not a generally accepted medical diagnosis...
    6 KB (653 words) - 22:58, 15 September 2024
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    The lungs are the main organs of the respiratory system in many terrestrial animals, including all tetrapod vertebrates and a small number of amphibious...
    106 KB (11,838 words) - 20:21, 11 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Farmer's lung
    from the attack. Permanent lung damage can arise due to one's inability to recognize the cause of symptoms. Farmer's lung occurs because repeated exposure...
    11 KB (1,005 words) - 19:51, 1 April 2022
  • Thumbnail for Pneumonia
    Pneumonia (redirect from Congested lungs)
    Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination...
    120 KB (12,708 words) - 20:02, 14 November 2024
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    who worked on the radioactive source. He developed lung damage, internal bleeding, and heart damage, and died October 28, 1987. Leide das Neves Ferreira...
    42 KB (4,467 words) - 05:50, 17 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Post-tuberculosis lung disease
    lung damage, and more severe damage, after cure of a TB infection. People who cook with 3-4 stoves instead of 1-2 stoves are more likely to have lung...
    9 KB (907 words) - 01:23, 2 October 2024
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    pleasure from infliction of bodily harm caused by smoking, often called "lung damage" self-confidence: perceived confidence or masculinity of the smoker,...
    5 KB (603 words) - 10:31, 12 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Obstructive lung disease
    often ordered to look for hyperinflation and rule out other lung conditions but the lung damage of COPD is not always visible on a chest x-ray. Emphysema...
    13 KB (1,279 words) - 01:52, 17 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Non-small-cell lung cancer
    Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), or non-small-cell lung carcinoma, is any type of epithelial lung cancer other than small-cell lung cancer (SCLC)....
    51 KB (5,336 words) - 08:52, 11 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Cystic fibrosis
    Cystic fibrosis (category Lung disorders)
    complex, a group of bacteria related to tuberculosis, which can cause lung damage and do not respond to common antibiotics. Mucus in the paranasal sinuses...
    161 KB (18,189 words) - 18:25, 13 November 2024
  • Thumbnail for Interstitial lung disease
    injury to the lungs triggers an abnormal healing response. Ordinarily, the body generates just the right amount of tissue to repair damage, but in interstitial...
    28 KB (2,840 words) - 15:10, 10 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Black lung disease
    Black lung disease (BLD), also known as coal workers' pneumoconiosis, or simply black lung, is an occupational type of pneumoconiosis caused by long-term...
    28 KB (3,285 words) - 08:20, 15 August 2024
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    Pneumoconiosis (redirect from Welder's lung)
    especially in countries without highly developed healthcare systems. Lung damage due to pneumoconiosis cannot be reversed. However, some steps can slow...
    18 KB (1,635 words) - 07:02, 27 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for The Chimney Sweeper
    these children died from either falling through the chimneys or from lung damage and other horrible diseases from breathing in the soot. In the earlier...
    11 KB (1,223 words) - 10:20, 14 October 2024
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