Tom died of emphysema.
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Emphysema
/ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/
Synonyms for "emphysema" (70 found)
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Noun(2 words)
pulmonary emphysemaair in tissues
acute bronchitisadenoiditisaluminosisamygdalitisanthracosilicosisanthracosisasbestosisasiatic fluasthmaatypical pneumoniabituminosisblack lung
Strong matches (21)
bronchial pneumoniabronchiectasisbronchiolitisbronchitisbronchopneumoniacatarrhchalicosischronic bronchitiscoldcollapsed lungcommon coldconiosiscoryzacroupcroupous pneumoniadouble pneumoniadry pleurisyempyemaepidemic pleurodyniafibrinous pneumonia
Noun(1 words)
emphysematous disease
Related words (35)
flugrippehay feverhong kong fluinfluenzala grippelaryngitislipoid pneumonialobar pneumonialung cancerlung feverpharyngitispleurisypleuritispneumococcal pneumoniapneumoconiosispneumoniapneumonic feverpneumothoraxquinsy
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rheumsiderosissilicosissnifflessore throatswine fluthe snifflesthe snufflestonsilitisvirus pneumoniawet pleurisywhooping cough
Noun(3 words)
gas in tissueslung emphysematissue emphysema
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More general
6 entriesgas related conditionpulmonary diseaserespiratory diseaserespiratory disorderrespiratory illnesssoft tissue pathology
More specific
6 entriescentrilobular emphysemaintraabdominal emphysemamediastinal emphysemapanacinar emphysemaparaseptal emphysemasubcutaneous emphysema
Collocations
6 entriescentrilobular emphysemaemphysema progressionpanacinar emphysemapulmonary emphysemasmoking related emphysemasubcutaneous emphysema
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Tom died from emphysema.
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Have you been diagnosed with emphysema?
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COPD is a group of diseases, including emphysema, that is characterized by coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
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