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lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (medicine) and myxococcus (iou)


lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (medicine)


lymphoid interstitial pneumonia -->
lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis


A rare disease characterised by interstitial accumulation of lymphocytes in the lungs and late fibrosis; usually a result of a lymphoma, occasionally seen in AIDS, especially. In children. Sometimes seen as an autoimmune disorder.

Synonym: lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, lymphoid interstitial pneumonia.


myxococcus (iou)



myxococcus noun. . L19.
[from MYXO- + COCCUS.]
Microbiology. A myxobacterium of the genus Myxococcus.
myxococcal adjective M20.