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

Examples of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Researchers used the prevalence of other non-cancer conditions, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD and chronic liver disease, to tease out the effects of two habits that contribute to the risk of cancer – smoking and drinking – in their data. —Brenda Goodman, CNN, 31 Jan. 2024

Facing criticism over its pricing, Boehringer Ingelheim plans to cap out-of-pocket costs at $35 a month for its entire line of inhalers that are used to combat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. —Ed Silverman, STAT, 7 Mar. 2024

In the northeastern Atlanta suburbs, Lawrenceville’s utility disconnected a woman who used an oxygen concentrator to treat her chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, leading her son to file a complaint with the utility. —Max Blau, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2024

But insurance rejections have picked up for those patients and people dealing with advanced cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, said Chuck Coolidge, chief strategy officer for VieMed, which provides respiratory equipment for patients in 46 states. —Tom Murphy, Quartz, 9 Mar. 2024

However, for those with pre-existing conditions like asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), beta-blockers can be dangerous and even lethal, according to Dr. Collin Reiff, a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health. —Leora Arnowitz, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2024

The cause was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, his wife, Anne Gelbspan, said. —Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2024

Martin, who uses oxygen therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at all times, is expected to live only a few more months. —Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024

Recent studies have tried to determine how well different devices track irregular heartbeats, blood pressure or indications of sleep apnea, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), hearing loss, diabetes and influenza. —Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

noun

variants also chronic obstructive lung disease

: pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation

called also COPD