Alveolocapillary

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of the capillaries around the alveoli. not-comparable

    "LPS-induced acute lung injury was characterized by the loss of alveolocapillary membrane integrity, leakage of plasma protein, pulmonary edema, marked neutrophil infiltration, and release of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators."

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"LPS-induced acute lung injury was characterized by the loss of alveolocapillary membrane integrity, leakage of plasma protein, pulmonary edema, marked neutrophil infiltration, and release of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators."

Etymology

From alveolo- + capillary.

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