Pulmonary fibrosis/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Pulmonary fibrosis.

A progressive and irreversible lung disease in which the pulmonary alveoli, where gas exchange takes place, are replaced by fibrous tissue that not only cannot oxygenate, but restricts the motion of the lungs

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