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idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-004131

A disease in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs) are overgrown with fibrous tissue. The cause of the disease is unknown and it gets worse over time. Symptoms include difficult, painful breathing and shortness of breath.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-004131
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-004131",
  "term": "idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A disease in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs at the end of the bronchioles in the lungs) are overgrown with fibrous tissue. The cause of the disease is unknown and it gets worse over time. Symptoms include difficult, painful breathing and shortness of breath.",
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/idiopathic-pulmonary-fibrosis/"
}

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