alveolocapillary

English

Etymology

alveolo- +‎ capillary

Adjective

alveolocapillary (not comparable)

  1. Of the capillaries around the alveoli.
    • 2015 June 18, Yu Ock Shin et al., “Heat-Processed Scutellariae Radix Enhances Anti-Inflammatory Effect against Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Lung Injury in Mice via NF-κB Signaling”, in Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM‎, volume 2015, →DOI:
      LPS-induced acute lung injury was characterized by the loss of alveolocapillary membrane integrity, leakage of plasma protein, pulmonary edema, marked neutrophil infiltration, and release of proinflammatory cytokines and mediators.
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