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emphysema
/ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/
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What does emphysema mean?
noun
- An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
- Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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The man continued to improve rapidly, the emphysema disappeared on the seventh day, and eighteen days after the reception of the wound he was discharged.