Definitions from Wiktionary (emphysema)
▸ noun: (pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
▸ noun: (medicine) Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [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.]
pulmonary emphysema,
Subcutaneous emphysema,
interstitial emphysema,
lobar emphysema,
mediastinal emphysema,
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▸ noun: (pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
▸ noun: (medicine) Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. [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.]
Similar:
pulmonary emphysema,
pneumatosis,
pulmonary edema,
pneumoencephalopathy,
emphysematous cystitis,
pyopneumothorax,
pneumopathy,
aeropleura,
airtrapping,
pulmonary oedema,
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pulmonary,
subcutaneous,
interstitial,
obstructive,
mediastinal,
severe,
chronic,
surgical,
centrilobular,
compensatory,
bullous
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