emphysema
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His main outings are trips to the VA hospital in Salt Lake City for cortisone shots in his sore shoulders and checkups for emphysema and diabetes. — Paul Overberg, WSJ, "The Loneliest Generation: Americans, More Than Ever, Are Aging Alone," 11 Dec. 2018 Russell won reelection in 1966 and died of emphysema in 1971, thus passing from the scene before the tides of racial realignment swept down ballot in the 1970s and ’80s. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The fight over renaming the Russell Senate Office Building after John McCain, explained," 29 Aug. 2018 Ecker’s father, at 89, requires full-time oxygen for emphysema and had contracted pneumonia. — Lauran Neergaard, The Seattle Times, "AP-NORC Poll: Many caregivers neglecting their own health," 15 Oct. 2018 Emanuel said that 86 percent of the costs in the health-care system come from chronic diseases such as heart failure, diabetes, asthma, cancer and emphysema. — Bob Fernandez, Philly.com, "Accolade, with 500 employees in Plymouth Meeting, seeks to boldly cut health costs for big companies," 12 July 2018 My mom, who is 79, has emphysema that keeps her on oxygen and bedridden nearly 24 hours a day. — Jill Gleeson, Woman's Day, "My Brother Died of an Overdose at 43," 6 Dec. 2016 The Times analysis found spikes in deaths from severe infections, diabetes, pneumonia, and breathing disorders such as emphysema. — Anchorage Daily News, "Study: Puerto Rican death toll from Hurricane Maria 73 times official tally," 29 May 2018 More than 3 million Americans have been diagnosed with emphysema, a progressive, incurable disease usually caused by smoking. — Marie Mccullough, Philly.com, "Emphysema patients get new option as FDA approves lung valves studied at Temple," 29 June 2018 Our elderly would face more bronchitis and emphysema. — Rob Jackson, Scientific American, "Relaxing Vehicle-Efficiency Standards Is a Truly Dangerous Idea," 12 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'emphysema.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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emphysema
noun
English Language Learners Definition of emphysema
medical : a disease in which the lungs become stretched and breathing becomes difficult
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emphysema
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emphysema
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