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alveolitis

(ˌælvɪəˈlaɪtɪs)

an inflammation of the alveoli, occurring either in the lungs or in the socket of a tooth

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Noun	1.	alveolitis - inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form dry socket inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
	2.	alveolitis - inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic farmer's lung, thresher's lung - alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay bagascosis, bagassosis - alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) inflammation, redness, rubor - a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat

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alveolite

al·ve·o·li·tis

1. n. alveolitis.

2. infl. de los alveolos pulmonares;

infl. de la fosa de un diente;

allergic ___ → ___ alérgica;

acute pulmonary ___ → ___ pulmonar aguda;

chronic fibrotic ___ → ___ fibrosa crónica;

cryptogenic fibrotic ___ → ___ fibrosa criptogénica;

extrinsic allergic ___ → ___ alérgica extrínseca.

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