Definition of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

1. Noun. Obstruction of small airways in the body, caused by disorderly smooth muscle proliferation throughout the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics. ¹

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Medical Definition of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

1. Females, chylous pleural effusions, interstitial infiltrate at bases (due to smooth muscle proliferation), post-obstructive emphysema, with or without spontaneous pneumothorax (Differential diagnosis: eosinophilic granuloma), similar appearance of tuberous sclerosis (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lymphangioleiomyomatosis

lymphangiectasias
lymphangiectasis
lymphangiectatic
lymphangiectodes
lymphangiectomy
lymphangiitis
lymphangio-
lymphangioendothelioma
lymphangiogenesis
lymphangiogenic
lymphangiogram
lymphangiograms
lymphangiographies
lymphangiography
lymphangioleiomyomatoses
lymphangioleiomyomatosis (current term)
lymphangiology
lymphangioma cavernosum
lymphangioma cysticum
lymphangioma simplex
lymphangioma tuberosum multiplex
lymphangioma xanthelasmoideum
lymphangiomas
lymphangiomata
lymphangiomatous
lymphangiomyoma

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