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まんせいへいそくせいはいしっかん 慢性閉塞性肺疾患
Noun
1. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COPDMedicine
Wikipedia definition
2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD), is the occurrence of chronic bronchitis or emphysema, a pair of commonly co-existing diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. This leads to a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs, causing shortness of breath (dyspnea).
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