CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE


Meaning of CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE in English

Function: noun

Date: 1967

: pulmonary disease (as emphysema or chronic bronchitis) that is characterized by chronic typically irreversible airway obstruction resulting in a slowed rate of exhalation ― abbreviation COPD

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