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INTERLOBULAR EMPHYSEMA

\ˌɪntəlˈɒbjʊləɹ ɛmfˈa͡ɪsmə], \ˌɪntəlˈɒbjʊləɹ ɛmfˈa‍ɪsmə], \ˌɪ_n_t_ə_l_ˈɒ_b_j_ʊ_l_ə_ɹ ɛ_m_f_ˈaɪ_s_m_ə]\

Definitions of INTERLOBULAR EMPHYSEMA

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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That which is characterized by the presence of air between the lobules of the lung.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

That form of pulmonary emphysema in which, from the rupture of one or more air vesicles, air is forced into the connective tissue between the lobules, generally near the apex of the lung, and forms pouches of various sizes.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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