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alveolitis

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Noun1.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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Histopathologic changes in the form of interstitial inflammation and alveolitis have been observed in cotton rats and mice infected with hMPV (28).
Human metapneumovirus in Turkey poults by Halvorson, David A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
The alveolitis was predominantly histiocyric, although lesser numbers of neutrophils and/or eosinophils were sometimes observed.
Systemic microvascular dysfunction and inflammation after pulmonary ... by Boegehold, Matthew A. / Environmental Health Perspectives
The following additional adverse experience, which occurred at an incidence of at least 2% of patients treated with VIOXX, was observed in the post-dental pain surgery studies: post-dental extraction alveolitis (dry socket).
FDA Approves VIOXX for Once-Daily Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid ... by Business Wire
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