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idiopathic interstitial fibrosis (medicine)


idiopathic interstitial fibrosis -->
usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow


A progressive inflammatory condition starting with diffuse alveolar damage and resulting in fibrosis and honeycombing over a variable time period; also a common feature of collagen-vascular diseases.

Synonym: fibrosing alveolitis, Hamman-Rich syndrome, idiopathic interstitial fibrosis.


yin (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Chinese; Origin: 'moon, negative']
the female principle in Chinese philosophy which is inactive, dark, and negative, and which combines with yang (=the male principle) to influence everything in the world