ALVEOLITIS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

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))

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)