Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis:

Terms Related to Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis

• Pulmonary Alveolus

  Small polyhedral outpouchings along the walls of the alveolar sacs, alveolar ducts and terminal bronchioles through the walls of which gas exchange between alveolar air ...

• Alveolar Ridge Augmentation

  Preprosthetic surgery involving rib, cartilage, or iliac crest bone grafts, usually autologous, or synthetic implants for rebuilding the alveolar ridge.

• Pulmonary Echinococcosis

  Helminth infection of the lung caused by Echinococcus granulosus or Echinococcus multilocularis.

• Alveolar Lavage Fluid

  Fluid obtained by washout of the alveolar compartment of the lung. It is used to assess biochemical and inflammatory changes in and effects of therapy ...

• Ventilation Perfusion Ratio

  The ratio of alveolar ventilation to simultaneous alveolar capillary blood flow in any part of the lung. (Stedman, 25th ed)

• Alveolocapillary Membrane

  The barrier between capillary blood and alveolar air comprising the alveolar epithelium and capillary endothelium with their adherent basement membranes and epithelial cell cytoplasm. Gaseous ...