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Emphysema   /ˌɛmfəzˈimə/   Listen
Emphysema

noun
1.
An abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age.  Synonym: pulmonary emphysema.



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... of the local origin of the eosinophil cells only assume. We should therefore expect that an increase of mast cells in the blood or in certain inflammatory exudations would be by no means seldom. With this point in mind Ehrlich has subjected the sputum in emphysema and brown induration of the lungs to exact examination for 20 years. Nevertheless he has obtained entirely negative results. The special blood investigations of Canon have likewise proved to be practically negative. In 22 ...
— Histology of the Blood - Normal and Pathological • Paul Ehrlich


Words linked to "Emphysema" :   respiratory disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness


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