COPD

abbreviation or noun

Examples of COPD in a Sentence

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Common causes of shortness of breath include physical deconditioning, obesity, anxiety, asthma, heart failure, heart attack, COPD, and pneumonia. Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 28 Oct. 2025 Of the participants, 64 had COPD, and 37 had ILD. New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2025 Its drugs include inhalers like Bevespi Aerosphere for people with COPD and Airsupra for people with asthma. NPR, 10 Oct. 2025 University of Saskatchewan scientists developed a 3D lung tissue model to provide a better environment for studying medicines and diseases like tuberculosis, COVID-19, asthma, COPD and pulmonary fibrosis. Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.

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