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Honeycombing
Meaning: Clustered air-filled cysts with thick walls on lung CT, indicating end-stage pulmonary fibrosis.
In practice: Subpleural honeycombing at the lung bases supported a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
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