Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.
Lungs
D008297
Male
Males
D008875
Middle Aged
An adult aged 45 - 64 years.
Middle Age
D011649
Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
A PULMONARY ALVEOLI-filling disease, characterized by dense phospholipoproteinaceous deposits in the alveoli, cough, and DYSPNEA. This disease is often related to, congenital or acquired, impaired processing of PULMONARY SURFACTANTS by alveolar macrophages, a process dependent on GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR.