chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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1. a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | chronic bronchitis, |
| definition | : | a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow (noun.state) |
| hypernym | : | emphysema, pulmonary emphysema, |
| definition | : | an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age (noun.state) |
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