PIGMENT INDURATION OF THE LUNG
\pˈɪɡmənt ɪndjʊ͡əɹˈe͡ɪʃən ɒvðə lˈʌŋ], \pˈɪɡmənt ɪndjʊəɹˈeɪʃən ɒvðə lˈʌŋ], \p_ˈɪ_ɡ_m_ə_n_t ɪ_n_d_j_ʊə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v_ð_ə l_ˈʌ_ŋ]\
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A form of interstitial pneumonia in which, after long continued passive congestion, associated with obstruction at the mitral orifice, pigment from the blood is lodged in the lung tissue, forming red points that can be seen on section of the lung.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).