Betekenis van:
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Zelfstandig naamwoord
    • a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers

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    Voorbeeldzinnen

    1. The effects related to long-term exposure include: increases in lower respiratory symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, reductions in lung function in children and adults, and reduction in life expectancy, due mainly to cardiopulmonary mortality and probably to lung cancer.