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emphysema

/ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/

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What does emphysema mean?

noun

  1. An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
  2. Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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/ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/

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/ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/
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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.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747