OEDEMA OF THE LUNGS
\ˈiːdɪməɹ ɒvðə lˈʌŋz], \ˈiːdɪməɹ ɒvðə lˈʌŋz], \ˈiː_d_ɪ_m_ə_ɹ ɒ_v_ð_ə l_ˈʌ_ŋ_z]\
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Laennec has so called the infiltration of serum into the tissue of the lung, carried to such an extent as to diminish its permeability to air. It is not an uncommon sequela of pneumonia, and the major exanthemata. The respiration is laborious; the respiratory murmur scarcely perceptible, although the thorax is largely expanded, and there is a slight rale crepitant, particularly at the base and inferior part of the lung. The sound on percussion is clear, and on both sides equally so. In some cases the respiration becomes peurile in a small portion of the summit of the lung.
By Robley Dunglison
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