Hamman's syndrome

[ hăm′ənz ]

n.

Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema resulting from rupture of alveoli.Hamman's disease

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Nearby words

hemipterous, hemiscotosis, hemisect, hemisensory, hemispasm, Hamman's syndrome, hemispheric, hemispherical, hemispheroid, hemistich, hemistichal

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