Vocabulary

COPD

COPD

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(1) Acronym, Noun

COPD means Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COPD is the name for two major breathing diseases that cause airways to become “obstructed” or blocked: Obstructive chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

Examples

  1. People that were heavy smokers often develop COPD later in life.

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