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Categories: Health effects of tobacco, Chronic lower respiratory diseases, Occupational diseases, Articles with short description, Aging-associated diseases
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  Congenital lobar emphysema  COLD  blue bloater  Chronic airflow limitation
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. Wikipedia
Type of obstructive lung disease characterized by long-term poor airflow Wikidata
Any of a group of diseases characterized by the pathological limitation of airflow in the airway that is not fully reversible. May be caused by reactive airways, chronic infection, congenital defects, or, most commonly, cigarette smoking. Generally does not include neoplasms, which could also obstruct airways. Wiktionary
Group of pulmonary diseases. Wiktionary (translation)
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