noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Fluid took up air space ... you never saw anyone with emphysema run upstairs.
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Gaseous exchange at the alveolar surface is gravely hindered and the lesion is often accompanied by interstitial emphysema and pulmonary oedema.
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Oxygen and specialized breathing equipment are delivered at home to patients with asthma, emphysema , sleep apnea and other breathing disorders.
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People lived a long time with fluid ... asthma ... emphysema ... years.
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Social Security had just cut the benefits of her husband, who was in the hospital with emphysema .
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This ranged from about 3 percent among patients with cirrhosis to 17 percent among patients with end-stage emphysema .
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Years ago, he had lost one lung to emphysema .