Dysanapsis

Quick meaning: Dysanapsis is a noun meaning Disproportionate size or growth of the airways in comparison with the lung parenchyma.

Meaning

Disproportionate size or growth of the airways in comparison with the lung parenchyma.

Example Sentences

Question: Is dysanapsis, a mismatch of airway tree caliber to lung size, associated with subsequent risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)? […] Meaning: Among older adults, dysanapsis appears to be a risk factor associated with COPD. […] Dysanapsis refers to a mismatch of airway tree caliber to lung size and was initially inferred from variation in spirometry among healthy adults.

The concept of the disproportionate growth between lung size and airway caliber was termed "dysanaptic growth" by Green and colleagues in 1974 […] This is all physiologically interesting; however, is it clinically important? In this edition of the Journal, Forno and colleagues (pp. 314–323) present a comprehensive study looking at the question of whether airway dysanapsis is associated with asthma morbidity in obese children.

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