About The Word Emphysema
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Emphysema
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What's The Definition Of Emphysema?
[n] an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
Synonyms | Synonyms for Emphysema: pulmonary emphysema Related Terms | Find terms related to Emphysema: acute bronchitis | adenoiditis | aluminosis | amygdalitis | anthracosilicosis | anthracosis | asbestosis | Asiatic flu | asthma | atypical pneumonia | bituminosis | black lung | bronchial pneumonia | bronchiectasis | bronchiolitis | bronchitis | bronchopneumonia | catarrh | chalicosis | chronic bronchitis | cold | collapsed lung | common cold | coniosis | coryza | croup | croupous pneumonia | double pneumonia | dry pleurisy | empyema | epidemic pleurodynia | fibrinous pneumonia | flu | grippe | hay fever | Hong Kong flu | influenza | la grippe | laryngitis | lipoid pneumonia | lobar pneumonia | lung cancer | lung fever | pharyngitis | pleurisy | pleuritis | pneumococcal pneumonia | pneumoconiosis | pneumonia | pneumonic fever | pneumothorax | quinsy | rheum | siderosis | silicosis | sore throat | swine flu | the sniffles | the snuffles | tonsilitis | virus pneumonia | wet pleurisy | whooping cough See Also | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | respiratory disease | respiratory disorder Emphysema In Webster's Dictionary \Em`phy*se"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? inflation, fr. ?
to inflate; ? in + ? to blow: cf. F. emphys[`e]me.] (Med.)
A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular
tissue.
{Emphysema of the lungs}, {Pulmonary emphysema} (Med.), a
common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are
distended and their partition walls ruptured by an
abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.
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