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n. A pathological condition of the lungs marked by an abnormal increase in the size of the air spaces, resulting in labored breathing and an increased susceptibility to infection. It can be caused by irreversible expansion of the alveoli or by the destruction of alveolar walls.

n. An abnormal distention of body tissues caused by retention of air.

n. An abnormal accumulation of air in tissues, most commonly the lungs.

n. Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease.

n. A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.

n. In pathology, distention with air or other gases.

n. an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

"Most extreme of the forms of physiological dysfunction in emphysema are those rather uncommon cases of severe alveolar hypoventilation sometimes called the Ayerza syndrome, in which all of the above trends are manifested to maximum degree, and yet often with only mild anatomical changes in the lungs42."

pulmonary emphysema   

respiratory disorder    respiratory disease    respiratory illness   

surgical emphysema    vesicular emphysema    interstitial emphysema   

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease   

emphysemic    emphysematous   

Abouhalima    Auriemma    Decima    Fukushima    Hiroshima   

bronchitis    fibrosis    pleurisy    asthma    catarrh