emphysematous

adjective

em·​phy·​sem·​a·​tous

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1

: relating to, being, or resembling emphysema : swelled, bloated

2

botany : inflated like a bladder : bladdery

Word History

Etymology

New Latin emphysemat-, emphysema + English -ous

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for emphysematous

• edematous