emphysema

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/, /ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/, /ˌɛmfə-/
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Noun

emphysema (plural emphysemas or emphysemata)

(pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
(medicine) Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Synonyms

pneumatosis (corresponding to the broadest sense of emphysema)

Derived terms

Translations

abnormal accumulation of air in tissues

Catalan: emfisema m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 肺氣腫 (zh), 肺气肿 (zh) (fèiqìzhǒng)
Czech: emfyzém m
Estonian: emfüseem
Finnish: ilmapöhö
French: emphysème (fr) m

German: Lungenaufblähung f
Japanese: 肺気腫 (はいきしゅ, haikishu)
Portuguese: enfisema (pt) m
Russian: эмфизе́ма (ru) f (emfizéma)
Spanish: enfisema (es) m
Turkish: amfizem (tr)

pulmonary emphysema — see pulmonary emphysema

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