chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

nounPathology.

any of various lung diseases leading to poor pulmonary aeration, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Abbreviation: COPD

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She said doctors could not pinpoint a precise cause, but it appeared to be related to a lung transplant he had in 2016 as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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They discovered Delaney had symptoms of COPD — chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — a condition usually seen in older adults, and put her on steroids and asthma medication.
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Those include cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, pregnancy, smoking, obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Any of several pulmonary diseases, especially emphysema, in which chronic airway obstruction causes respiratory abnormalities, including shortness of breath.

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