Definition of Emphysema. Meaning of Emphysema. Synonyms of Emphysema

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Definition of Emphysema

Emphysema
Emphysema Em`phy*se"ma, n. [NL., from Gr. ? inflation, fr. ? to inflate; ? in + ? to blow: cf. F. emphys[`e]me.] (Med.) A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. Emphysema of the lungs, Pulmonary emphysema (Med.), a common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are distended and their partition walls ruptured by an abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.

Meaning of Emphysema from wikipedia

- Emphysema is any air-filled enlargement in the body's tissues. Most commonly emphysema refers to the permanent enlargement of air spaces (alveoli) in the...
- abnormalities of the airways (bronchitis, bronchiolitis) or alveoli (emphysema) that cause persistent, often progressive, airflow obstruction. The main...
- Subcutaneous emphysema (SCE, SE) occurs when gas or air ac****ulates and seeps under the skin, where normally no gas should be present. Subcutaneous refers...
- kinds of orbital emphysema including palpebral emphysema, true orbital emphysema, and orbitopalpebral emphysema. Orbital emphysema on its own is a mild...
- deficiency was first described in the 1960s. Individuals with A1AD may develop emphysema, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during their thirties or forties...
- Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE), describes a medical syndrome involving both pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema. The combination is most commonly...
- Pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE) is a collection of air outside of the normal air space of the pulmonary alveoli, found instead inside the connective...
- Pneumomediastinum (from Gr**** pneuma – "air", also known as mediastinal emphysema) is pneumatosis (abnormal presence of air or other gas) in the mediastinum...
- the abnormal presence of air or other gas within tissues. In the lungs, emphysema involves enlargement of the distal airspaces, and is a major feature of...
- barrel, most often ****ociated with emphysema. There are two main causes of the barrel chest phenomenon in emphysema: Increased compliance of the lungs...