emphysema
21emphysema — em|phy|se|ma [ˌemfıˈsi:mə] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Modern Latin; Origin: Greek, from emphysan to swell ] medical a serious disease that affects the lungs, making it difficult to breathe …
22emphysema — em|phy|se|ma [ ,emfə simə ] noun uncount a very serious illness affecting your lungs that makes it difficult to breathe …
23emphysema — Not en …
24emphysema — em·phy·se·ma || ‚emfɪ siËmÉ™ n. lung disease (Medical) …
25emphysema — noun (U) technical a disease that affects the lungs, making it difficult to breathe …
26emphysema — em·phy·se·ma …
27emphysema — UK [ˌemfɪˈsiːmə] / US [ˌemfəˈsɪmə] noun [uncountable] medical a very serious illness affecting your lungs that makes it difficult to breathe …
28emphysema — [ˌemfɪˈsiːmə] noun [U] a very serious illness that affects your lungs …
29emphysema — n. Medicine, swollen state of tissue due to air or gas, especially in lungs. ♦ emphysematous, a. so swollen; bloated; bladderlike …
30emphysema — n. 1 enlargement of the air sacs of the lungs causing breathlessness. 2 a swelling caused by the presence of air in the connective tissues of the body. Etymology: LL f. Gk emphusema f. emphusao puff up …