EMPHYSEMA OF LUNGS
\ɛmfˈa͡ɪsməɹ ɒv lˈʌŋz], \ɛmfˈaɪsməɹ ɒv lˈʌŋz], \ɛ_m_f_ˈaɪ_s_m_ə_ɹ ɒ_v l_ˈʌ_ŋ_z]\
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Dilatation of air-vesicles with loss of normal elasticity of lung-substance.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.