Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

interstitial lung disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.76 in modern English

Syllables: in-ter-sti-tial lung dis-ease
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

23

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a group of lung diseases affecting the tissue and space around the air sacs.

Example Sentences

"Interstitial lung disease (ILD) refers to more than 200 chronic lung disorders, including pulmonary fibrosis."

Inflected Forms

interstitial lung diseases (plural)

Synonyms

diffuse parenchymal lung disease

Questions

What does interstitial lung disease mean?: Any of a group of lung diseases affecting the tissue and space around the air sacs.

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