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loading...| Preferred Name | RID28512 | |
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http://radlex.org/RID/RID28512 |
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| Definition |
Anatomy.—The interstitium consists of a continuum of connective tissue throughout the lung comprising three subdivisions: (a) the bronchovascular (axial) interstitium, surrounding and supporting the bronchi, arteries, and veins from the hilum to the level of the respiratory bronchiole; (b) the parenchymal (acinar) interstitium, situated between alveolar and capillary basement membranes; and (c) the subpleural connective tissue contiguous with the interlobular septa (73). [Fleischner Society] |
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86301 |
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RID28512 |
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interstitium |
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RID:RID28512 |
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RID28512 |
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Fleischner Society |
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