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What does hard lungs mean?
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Fibrotic lungs: Any process that decreases air in the lungs. This includes pulm fibrosis , tumors that desrroy alveoli, some severe pneumonias with hepatization of the lung. Pneumoconioses also cause hard lungs.
Answered 6/21/2017
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