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Cells > Cellular Structures > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Extravascular Lung Water
... > Fluids and Secretions > Body Fluids > Body Fluid Compartments > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Extravascular Lung Water
Tissues > Body Fluid Compartments > Extracellular Space > Extracellular Fluid > Extravascular Lung Water

Preferred term

Extravascular Lung Water  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Water content outside of the lung vasculature. About 80% of a normal lung is made up of water, including intracellular, interstitial, and blood water. Failure to maintain the normal homeostatic fluid exchange between the vascular space and the interstitium of the lungs can result in PULMONARY EDEMA and flooding of the alveolar space.

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Synonym(s)

  • Extra Vascular Lung Water
  • Lung Water, Extra Vascular
  • Lung Water, Extravascular

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-HF16DKFG-F

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