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Emphysema - breathlessness caused by damage to the air sacs (alveoli), also known as "lung rot".— American Chronicle
Since pulmonary fibrosis has progressive scarring and an inflammatory reaction in the alveoli, therapy with systemic enzymes that digest fibrotic tissue and block the inflammatory reaction should be a safe rational approach.
Eventually, adhesions and scar tissue "glue" together localized areas of the tiny saccules of alveoli (small cells containing air in the lungs) so they no longer expand to fill with air, nor are they able to completely empty of residual air.— TheHorse.com News
The blood that leaves the heart chambers with impure blood passes through the alveoli, exchanging the carbon dioxide concentrated blood for that charged with oxygen.

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