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ALVEOLITIS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inflammation of the alveoli in the lungs caused by inhaling dust; with repeated exposure the condition may become chronic
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("alveolitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alveolitis"):
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))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Inflammation in the socket of a tooth; sometimes occurs after a tooth is extracted and a blood clot fails to form
Synonyms:
alveolitis; dry socket
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("alveolitis" is a kind of...):
inflammation; redness; rubor (a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat)
