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parenchymal opacification -- should this be the parent term?
Parenchymal opacification of the lungs may or may not obscure the margins of vessels and airway walls. Consolidation in- dicates that definition of these margins (excepting air bronchograms) is lost within the dense opacification, whereas ground-glass opacity indicates a smaller increase in attenuation, in which the definition of underlying structures is preserved. The more specific terms consolidation and ground-glass opacity are preferred. (See also consol- idation, ground-glass opacity.)
Parent term (use hpo.jax.org/app) Abnormal pulmonary thoracic imaging finding HP:0031983
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HPO term
Suggested revision of textual definition
Opacity refers to any area that preferentially attenuates the x-ray beam and therefore appears more opaque than the surrounding area. It is a nonspecific term that does not indicate the size or pathologic nature of the abnormality.
PMID:18195376
Parent term (use hpo.jax.org/app) Abnormal pulmonary thoracic imaging finding HP:0031983