COPD

American  

abbreviation

1. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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Example Sentences

For chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lung condition, the report said, UnitedHealth trained employees that a standard lung-function test should be used for “confirming diagnosis of COPD,” but that providers were also instructed to record it in the absence of the test.

From The Wall Street Journal

‘She got divorced 4 years ago’: My friend, 72, has COPD.

From MarketWatch

And for many people with underlying respiratory illnesses like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, aka COPD, it poses a serious threat in the same way that flu, COVID, and pneumonia are more deadly in vulnerable populations.

From Slate

If it’s successful in COPD, we would probably then broaden it to other chronic respiratory diseases like asthma and other chronic lung diseases.

From Slate

A statement said he had suffered a "prolongued battle" with the lung disease COPD.

From BBC