emphysema
11emphysema — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek emphysēma, from emphysan to inflate, from em 2en + physan to blow, from physa breath more at pustule Date: 1661 a condition characterized by air filled expansions of body tissues; specifically a condition of… …
12emphysema — Pulmonary emphysema is associated with chronic bronchitis and may be caused by excessive leucocyte elastase activity in the alveolar walls (possibly as a result of the inactivation of a 1 antiprotease by active oxygen species released by… …
13emphysema — noun /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə,ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə,ˌɛmfəˈsiːmə/ An abnormal accumulation of air in tissues , especially the lungs. Pulmonary emphysema is a chronic lung disease, characterised by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in… …
14emphysema — [[t]emfɪsi͟ːmə[/t]] N UNCOUNT Emphysema is a serious medical condition that occurs when the lungs become larger and do not work properly, causing difficulty in breathing …
15emphysema — [ˌɛmfɪ si:mə] noun Medicine 1》 (also pulmonary emphysema) a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness. 2》 a condition in which air is abnormally present within the body tissues. Origin C17: via… …
16emphysema — em•phy•se•ma [[t]ˌɛm fəˈsi mə, ˈzi [/t]] n. 1) pat a chronic disease of the lungs characterized by difficulty in breathing due to abnormal enlargement and loss of elasticity of the air spaces 2) pat any abnormal distention of an organ or part of… …
17emphysema — /ɛmfəˈsimə / (say emfuh seemuh) noun abnormal distension of an organ or a part of the body with air or other gas, especially pulmonary emphysema which causes severe restriction of respiratory function. {New Latin, from Greek: inflation}… …
18emphysema — A pulmonary condition with loss of elasticity in the alveoli and the interalveolar septa...the meat foam and their interleaving sheaths that you fill up when you breathe. If a septum gets too stretched over time, several of the little sacs… …
19Emphysema of the lungs — Emphysema 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. [1913 Webster] {Emphysema of the lungs}, {Pulmonary… …
20emphysema — Synonyms and related words: Asiatic flu, Hong Kong flu, acute bronchitis, adenoiditis, aluminosis, amygdalitis, anthracosilicosis, anthracosis, asbestosis, asthma, atypical pneumonia, bituminosis, black lung, bronchial pneumonia, bronchiectasis,… …
