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Definition of "parenchymal" [pa•ren•chy•mal]

  • Of or pertaining to parenchyma (adjective)

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Use "parenchymal" in a sentence
  • "This suggests that during infection rather than antagonize cytokines, we should strive for the selective therapeutic manipulation of their specific adverse effects that promote tissue injury, such as parenchymal cell apoptosis."
  • "In these cases, such as hydrancephaly and holoprosencephaly, the ventricles are not only relatively enlarged but also often distorted due to overlying parenchymal abnormalities."
  • "PPHN is a frequent complicating factor in the term or near-term newborn with parenchymal lung disease, such as MAS (meconium aspiration syndrome) or pneumonia."