alveolocapillary

adjective

Of the capillaries around the alveoli.

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Meanings

adjectivealveolocapillary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the capillaries around the alveoli.

    LPS-induced acute lung injury was characterized by the loss of alveolocapillary membrane integrity, leakage of plasma protein, pulmonary edema, marked neutrophil infiltration, and release of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators.

    2015 June 18, Yu Ock Shin et al., “Heat-Processed Scutellariae Radix Enhances Anti-Inflammatory Effect against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice via NF-κB Signaling”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From alveolo- + capillary.

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