bronchopneumonia

[ brong-koh-noo-mohn-yuh, -moh-nee-uh, -nyoo- ]

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noun

, Pathology.

bronchopneumonia

/ ˌbrɒŋkəʊnjuːˈməʊnɪə /

First recorded in 1855–60; broncho- + pneumonia

Autopsy revealed bronchopneumonia of the left lung and acute miliary abscess in the liver.

It is non-specific when it may be due to a variety of organisms, as enteritis (generally), bronchopneumonia, wound infections.

In general, the distinction between pleuropneumonia and bronchopneumonia is not difficult to make.

The lung tissue in bronchopneumonia is not enlarged, but rather more contracted than the normal tissue around it.

The neighboring lung tissue, when collapsed and involved in bronchopneumonia, has the color and consistency of pale-red flesh.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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