See Also: Luschka's cartilage(medicine)
lung diseases, parasitic(medicine)
lung diseases, obstructive(medicine)
lung diseases, interstitial(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Luschka, Hubert(medicine)
Luschka's tonsil(medicine)
Luschka's ligaments(medicine)
Luschka's joints(medicine)
Foramina of Luschka(health)

lung diseases, interstitial (medicine) and Luschka's cartilage (medicine)


lung diseases, interstitial (medicine)


lung diseases, interstitial


A heterogeneous group of noninfectious, nonmalignant disorders of the lower respiratory tract, affecting primarily the alveolar wall structures but also often involving the small airways and blood vessels of the lung parenchyma. "interstitial" refers to the fact that the interstitium of the alveolar walls is thickened, usually by fibrosis. This group of diseases is usually inflammatory.


Luschka's cartilage (medicine)


Luschka's cartilage


A small cartilaginous nodule sometimes found in the anterior portion of the vocal cord.