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Noun: COPD
  1. A nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
    - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Type of: chronic bronchitis, emphysema, pulmonary emphysema

Encyclopedia: COPD