Definition of: emphysema

(em′fə·sē′mə, -zē′mə) noun Pathol.
A puffed condition of body tissues or organs caused by the infiltration of air; especially, a condition of the lungs marked by difficulty in breathing because of enlargement and consequent loss of elasticity of the alveoli, or air sacs. [<NL <Gk. emphysēma an inflation <en- in + physaein blow]
—em′phy·sem′a·tous (-sēm′ə·təs, -zēm′ə·təs) adjective

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subcutaneous emphysema
pulmonary emphysema
bronchitis emphysema
severe emphysema
cancer emphysema
interstitial emphysema
asthma emphysema
emphysema bronchitis
copd emphysema
disease emphysema
chronic emphysema
mediastinal emphysema
lobar emphysema
emphysema chronic
emphysema aged

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