FIBROID PHTHISIS
\fˈɪbɹɔ͡ɪd fθˈɪsiz], \fˈɪbɹɔɪd fθˈɪsiz], \f_ˈɪ_b_ɹ_ɔɪ_d f_θ_ˈɪ_s_i_z]\
Definitions of FIBROID PHTHISIS
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A chronic form of tuberculosis of the lungs in which there is present an increase of connective tissue.
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Pulmonary tuberculosis in which dense layers of fibrous tissues surround the cavity, usually in the upper lobe, the pleura is thickened, and the lower lobe is gradually invaded by the sclerotic change.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).