Preferred Name |
pneumonia |
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Synonyms |
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Definitions |
Inflammation of the lungs. [MeSH] Pathology.—Pneumonia is inflammation of the airspaces and/or interstitium (eg, due to infection, as in bacterial pneumonia). Infective pneumonia is characterized by exudate resulting in consolidation. The term is also used to refer to a number of noninfectious disorders of the lung parenchyma characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis (eg, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias) (5). [Fleischner Society] |
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ID |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID5350 |
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Definition |
Inflammation of the lungs. [MeSH] Pathology.—Pneumonia is inflammation of the airspaces and/or interstitium (eg, due to infection, as in bacterial pneumonia). Infective pneumonia is characterized by exudate resulting in consolidation. The term is also used to refer to a number of noninfectious disorders of the lung parenchyma characterized by varying degrees of inflammation and fibrosis (eg, idiopathic interstitial pneumonias) (5). [Fleischner Society] |
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label |
RID5350 |
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May_Cause |
http://radlex.org/RID/RID35681 http://radlex.org/RID/RID35247 http://radlex.org/RID/RID35685 http://radlex.org/RID/RID35127 http://radlex.org/RID/RID43256 |
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Preferred_name |
pneumonia |
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Preferred_name_German |
Pneumonie |
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prefixIRI |
RID5350 |
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Source |
Fleischner Society |
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UMLS_ID |
C0032285 |
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subClassOf |