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• lung — One of a pair of viscera occupying the pulmonary cavities of the thorax, the organs of respiration in which aeration of the blood takes place. In humans, the right l. is slightly larger than the left and is divided into three lobes (an upper, a… …   Medical dictionary

• hemorrhagic infarct — an infarct that is red in color owing to the oozing of red corpuscles into the dead area; seen most often in the brain or lung. Called also red i …   Medical dictionary

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• Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia — A genetic disease characterized by the presence of multiple direct connections between arteries and veins called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The small AVMs close to the surface of skin and mucous membranes (as in the mouth) are the… …   Medical dictionary

• Albinism with hemorrhagic diathesis and pigmented reticuloendothelial cells — A genetic (inherited) disorder, also known as the Hermansky Pudlak syndrome (HPS), characterized by albinism (with lack of skin and eye pigment), bruising and prolonged bleeding (due to defective blood platelets), and fibrosis of the lungs. In… …   Medical dictionary

• Telangiectasia, hereditary hemorrhagic — A genetic disease characterized by the presence of multiple direct connections between arteries and veins called arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The small AVMs close to the surface of skin and mucous membranes (as in the mouth) are the… …   Medical dictionary

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