Definition: 'Pulmonary Bulla'
pulmonary bulla
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. air-filled emphysematous space larger than one centimeter, usually located in the lung periphery; can reach large diameter and cause symptoms by compression of normal lung tissue.
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