chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd
1Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Classification and external resources Gross pathology of a lung showing centrilobular type emphysema characteristic of smoking. This close up of the fixed, cut lung surface shows multiple cavit …
2chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — COPD. A type of lung disease marked by permanent damage to tissues in the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease includes chronic bronchitis, in which the bronchi (large air passages) are inflamed and scarred, and …
3chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — n pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation abbr. COPD …
4chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — COPD; = chronic obstructive airways disease a disease of adults, especially those over the age of 45 with a history of smoking or inhalation of airborne pollution, characterized by airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible. The disease has …
5Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — An acute exacerbation of COPD is a sudden worsening of COPD symptoms (shortness of breath, quantity and color of phlegm) that typically lasts for several days. It may be triggered by an infection with bacteria or viruses or by environmental… …
6chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — noun a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers • Hypernyms: ↑emphysema, ↑pulmonary emphysema, ↑chronic bronchitis * * * noun : pulmonary disease (as… …
7chronic obstructive lung disease — (COLD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 1. any disorder characterized by persistent or recurring obstruction of bronchial air flow, such as chronic bronchitis, asthma, or pulmonary emphysema. 2. heaves …
8chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — noun Date: 1967 pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation abbreviation COPD …
9chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — noun a lung disease in which the airways are particularly obstructed as a result of lung damage, as from cigarette smoking, breathing in irritants, etc., resulting in shortness of breath, as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, etc. Abbrev.: COPD …
10chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — Pathol. any of various lung diseases leading to poor pulmonary aeration, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Abbr.: COPD * * * …
