Hamman-Rich syndrome

Hamman-Rich syndrome definition - medical

Ham·man-Rich syndrome (hămˈən-rĭchˈ)

noun
A syndrome involving acute or chronic interstitial fibrosis of the lung and giving rise to serious right-sided heart failure and cor pulmonale.

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