Term: abnormal pulmonary alveolus morphology
Synonyms: abnormal alveoli | abnormal pulmonary alveoli morphology | abnormal respiratory alveoli morphology | abnormal respiratory alveolus morphology
Definition: any structural anomaly of the small sac-like dilations of the distal airspace of the lung; they are present along the walls of the alveolar sacs, alveolar ducts and terminal bronchioles; gas exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between alveolar air and blood in the pulmonary capillaries takes place across the cell walls
Parent Terms: is-a abnormal pulmonary acinus morphology
ID: MP:0002270
Anatomy: tissues associated with this phenotype (with links to expression data)