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emphysema::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | pulmonary emphysema |
| Type of | respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness |
| Has types | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Derivation | emphysematous |
Examples of emphysema
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Many of the elderly have trouble speaking between gasps of widespread emphysema.
From the cnn.com
They also found the risk of emphysema and similar diseases is 64 percent higher.
From the courier-journal.com
If someone's got a cold, do we conflate it with double pneumonia, or emphysema ?
From the guardian.co.uk
What must she think when she sees emphysema and cancer patients gasping for air?
From the sacbee.com
Susan Mary's first husband finally died of complications from emphysema in 1960.
From the orlandosentinel.com
For years he'd suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema.
From the stltoday.com
Emphysema is defined by enlargement and destruction of the airspaces in the lung.
From the us.cnn.com
Whitney Houston is rumored to have emphysema, according to the National Enquirer.
From the bostonherald.com
Anderson, 70, has emphysema, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
From the kansas.com
- An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
- (emphysematous) relating to or resembling or being emphysema
- Emphysema is a long-term, progressive disease of the lung that primarily causes shortness of breath. In people with emphysema, the tissues necessary to support the physical shape and function of the lungs are destroyed. ...
- Subcutaneous emphysema, sometimes abbreviated SCE or SE and also called tissue emphysema, or Sub Q air occurs when gas or air is present in the subcutaneous layer of the skin. Subcutaneous refers to the tissue beneath the cutis of the skin, and emphysema refers to trapped air. ...
- An abnormal accumulation of air in tissues , especially the lungs. Pulmonary emphysema is a chronic lung disease, characterised by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in laboured breathing and caused by exposure to toxic chemicals such as tobacco smoke
- Lung disease characterized by shortness of breath, often associated with smoking.
- A lung disease that causes the walls between the air sacs within the lungs to become weakened and break. Symptoms include cough, shortness of breath and a limited ability to exercise.
- The destruction, or breakdown, of the walls of the alveoli located at the end of the bronchial tubes. The damaged alveoli are not able to exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide between the lungs and the blood. ...
- A lung disease in which tissue deterioration results in increased air retention and reduced exchange of gases. The result is difficult breathing and shortness of breath. It is often caused by smoking.
