emphysema
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Multiple origins. Partially from post-Classical Latin emphȳsēma (“swelling”), from Ancient Greek ἐμφῡ́σημα (emphū́sēma), from ἐμφῡσάω (emphūsáō, “to puff up”). Also borrowed from Middle French emphysema, from the same Latin source; compare French emphysème. Attested from the late 16th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/, /ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/, /ˌɛmfə-/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iːmə
Noun[edit]
emphysema (countable and uncountable, 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[edit]
- (abnormal accumulation of air in tissues): pneumatosis
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
abnormal accumulation of air in tissues
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pulmonary emphysema — see pulmonary emphysema
References[edit]
- ^ “emphysema, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, March 2014.
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