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Bronchopneumonia vs Bronchoalveolitis - What's the difference?

bronchopneumonia | bronchoalveolitis |

In medicine|lang=en terms the difference between bronchopneumonia and bronchoalveolitis

is that bronchopneumonia is (medicine) a bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection while bronchoalveolitis is (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs; leads to bronchopneumonia.

As nouns the difference between bronchopneumonia and bronchoalveolitis

is that bronchopneumonia is (medicine) a bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection while bronchoalveolitis is (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs; leads to bronchopneumonia.

bronchopneumonia

English

Noun

(wikipedia bronchopneumonia)
  • (medicine) A bacterial infection of the lungs, characteristically showing numerous small foci of infection.

    • See also

    * lobar pneumonia

    bronchoalveolitis

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (medicine) inflammation of the bronchioles of the lungs; leads to bronchopneumonia