COPD

abbreviation or noun

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Respiratory Conditions Chronic respiratory conditions like asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect your lungs and airways, causing symptoms like coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, and chest tightness. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Sep. 2025 Many people who have COPD may not know it. Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025 Those include allergy symptoms such as coughing, sneezing and irritated eyes and skin, as well as respiratory issues like shortness of breath, chest tightness and aggravation of asthma or COPD. Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025 Knox was diagnosed with COPD last year, and her husband, Starrie, also suffered from asthma and COPD before dying in June from cancer. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for COPD

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of COPD was in 1967

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“COPD.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/COPD. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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