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(), n.[NL., from Gr. inflation, fr. to inflate; in + to blow: cf. F. emphysme.] (Med.) A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. Emphysema of the lungs, Pulmonary emphysema (Med.), a common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them. スポンサード リンク
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