pulmonary fibrosisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌpʊl.mə.nər.i faɪˈbrəʊ.sɪs/us/ˈpʊl.məˌner.i faɪˈbroʊ.sɪs/specializeda condition in which extra tissue forms in the lungs causing chest pain, a dry cough, and difficulty breathing
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Respiratory disorders
- altitude sickness
- apnoea
- asbestosis
- bird flu
- black lung disease
- bronchitis
- bunged up
- central sleep apnoea
- cystic fibrosis
- hyperventilation
- laryngitis
- pharyngitis
- pneumothorax
- pulmonary hypertension
- rhinitis
- SARS
- shortness of breath
- sinusitis
- wheeze
- whooping cough
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