Maori Greeting - Maoris say hello by pressing their noses together in a greeting called 'hongi'. In Maori mythology, New Zealand's South Island is the canoe from which a mighty ancestor, Maui, hauled the fish-shaped North Island out of the sea ~. A hongi is a traditional MÄori greeting in New Zealand.
Please try again later. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic lung disease that involves the buildup of scar tissue deep inside the lungs, between the air sacs. This damaged lung tissue becomes stiff and thick, making it difficult for your lungs to work efficiently.
Lung tissue from people with IPF shows a characteristic histopathologic pattern known as usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP). UIP is therefore the pathologic counterpart of IPF. The term ' idiopathic ' is used because the cause of pulmonary fibrosis is still unknown.