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emphysema pulmonary emphysema centriacinar emphysema Emphysema, congenital lobar focal emphysema

An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age WordNet 3.0

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An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Emphysema is any air-filled enlargement in the body's tissues. Wikipedia

A lung disease Wikipedia Disambiguation

Human disease Wikidata

A chronic, irreversible disease of the lungs characterized by abnormal enlargement of air spaces in the lungs accompanied by destruction of the tissue lining the walls of the air spaces. OmegaWiki

Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Wiktionary

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, most commonly tobacco smoke. Wiktionary

Chronic lung disease. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

respiratory disease

disease

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

pneumatosis

HAS KIND

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema

bullous emphysema

DERIVATION

emphysematous