chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
noun
: pulmonary disease (such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation
—abbreviation COPD
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Jackie Martin of Canton, North Carolina, relies on supplemental oxygen for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema.
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Kim Dinan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
The infections can cause asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or congestive heart failure to get worse.
—Korin Miller, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
These include lung diseases like asthma, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or lung infections like pneumonia and pulmonary abscess.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Currently, the team is searching for similar transcription factors in lungs with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidneys with chronic kidney disease.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
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Kim Dinan, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024
The infections can cause asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or congestive heart failure to get worse.
—Korin Miller, Health, 5 Oct. 2024
These include lung diseases like asthma, cystic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or lung infections like pneumonia and pulmonary abscess.
—James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, Md, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2024
Currently, the team is searching for similar transcription factors in lungs with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidneys with chronic kidney disease.
—Emily Mullin, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2024
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