1 Brit pint is equal to 0.568 litre, 1 US pint to 0.473 litre. 2. (Units) a unit of dry measure of capacity equal to one half of a quart. 1 US dry pint is equal to one sixty-fourth of a US bushel or 0.5506 litre. 3. a measure having such a capacity. 4.
A pulmonary infiltrate is a substance denser than air, such as pus, blood, or protein, which lingers within the parenchyma of the lungs. Pulmonary infiltrates are associated with pneumonia, tuberculosis, and nocardiosis. Pulmonary infiltrates can be observed on a chest radiograph.
pulmonary congestion. an excessive accumulation of fluid in the lungs, usually associated with either an inflammation or congestive heart failure. pulmonary congestion. The accumulation of an abnormal amount of blood in the vascular bed of the lungs. It usually occurs in association with heart failure. See also: congestion. congestion. abnormal accumulation of blood in a part. pulmonary congestion. see pulmonary congestion. caused by engorgement of the pulmonary vascular bed and it may precede pulmonary edema when the intravascular fluid escapes into the parenchyma and the alveoli. There is a loss of air space and the development of respiratory embarrassment.