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Noun: pulmonary emphysema
  1. An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age
    "The patient with pulmonary emphysema is hacking all day";
    - emphysema

Derived forms: pulmonary emphysemas

Type of: respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness

Encyclopedia: Pulmonary emphysema

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