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Chronic obstructive lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to chronic bronchitis and emphysema, a pair of two commonly co-existing diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed.
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Introduction to COPD
Review Date: 04/28/2006
Reviewed By: Harvey Simon, M.D., Editor-in-Chief, Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital ...
Alternate Names : COPD, Chronic obstructive airways disease, Chronic obstructive lung disease, Chronic bronchitis, Emphysema, Bronchitis - chronic
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Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Definition Chronic obstructive lung disease, also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ...
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD): Any disorder that persistently obstructs bronchial airflow. COLD mainly involves two related diseases -- chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
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Sometimes called chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a condition in which airflow in and out of the lungs is obstructed, which causes breathing difficulties.
COPD is also called chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).
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