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pulmonary edema

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pulmonary edema [′pu̇l·mə‚ner·ē i′dē·mə]
(medicine)
An effusion of fluid into the alveoli and interstitial spaces of the lungs.


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1988: Christina Onassis, daughter of the Greek shipping magnate Aristotle, died from a pulmonary edema, aged just 37.
A pulmonary edema can be due to either the failure of the heart to remove fluid from the lungs or direct damage to the lung tissue.
A pulmonary edema can be due to either the failure of the heart to remove fluid from the lungs or direct damage to the lung tissue.
 
 
 
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