NSIP is a diagnosis of exclusion, since numerous other inflammatory and fibrotic processes involving the lung may have NSIP-like areas, including hypersensitivity pneumonia, UIP, DAD, LIP, DIP, infectious processes, and aspiration pneumonia, among many others.
White-collar definition, belonging or pertaining to the ranks of office and professional workers whose jobs generally do not involve manual labor or the wearing of a uniform or work clothes. See more.
collar (plural collars) 1  Anything that encircles the neck. 2  A piece of meat from the neck of an animal. a collar of brawn. ( 3 technology) Any encircling device or structure. ( 4 in compounds) Of or pertaining to a certain category of professions as symbolized by typical clothing.