See Also: pneumonolysis(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Antitrypsin(medicine)
a1-antitrypsin(medicine)
antitrypsin deficiency(medicine)
alpha-1 antitrypsin(medicine)
Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency(health)
Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency(health)
alpha-antitrypsin deficiency(medicine)
alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency(medicine)

antitrypsin deficiency (medicine) and pneumonolysis (medicine)


antitrypsin deficiency (medicine)


antitrypsin deficiency
Deficiency of a1-antitrypsin, a glycoprotein of the postalbumin region of human serum. Many forms are known which may be moderate (40 to 60% of normal activity) or severe (less than 10% of normal), all autosomal dominant; the severe form is often associated with familial emphysema or hepatic cirrhosis.


pneumonolysis (medicine)


pneumonolysis
Division of the tissues attaching the lung to the wall of the chest cavity, to permit collapse of the lung. It was formerly used to treat tuberculosis.