Swyer-James syndrome

Swyer-James syndrome definition - medical

Swy·er-James syndrome (swīˈər-)

noun
Decrease in size of one lung due to obliterating bronchiolitis or some other disorder and resulting in compensatory overinflation of the normal lung.

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