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What is the meaning of emphysema?

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13y ago
Updated: 6/29/2021

A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue.

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What is the medical term meaning hyperinflation of air sacs with destruction of alveolar walls?

Emphysema or Pulmonay emphysema


Where did the name emphysema come from?

The term "emphysema" is derived from the Greek ἐμφυσᾶν emphysan meaning "inflate" - itself composed of ἐν en, meaning "in", and φυσᾶν physan, meaning "breath, blast".


How do you spell a word this is the meaning .if you smoke you will get a.?

Do you mean cancer? Or a cough? Or emphysema?


What is the medical term meaning disease in which tiny air sacs in the lungs are destroyed making breathing difficult?

emphysema


What is the prefix and suffix for emphysema?

The prefix for emphysema is "emphyse-", and the suffix is "-ma".


You are 50 and have mild emphysema from smoking-you stopped smoking 6 years agoWill your emphysema get worse or will it stay as it is ie mild breathlessness?

Emphysema is a chronic long-term disease that blocks air way to lungs, meaning it will continue to affect the person by giving them shortness of breath. A treatment to Emphysema is to quit smoking as mentioned above, and then there are medications like Bronchodilators which improve the construction of the airways. So unless they keep smoking, no Emphysema can not worsen and can even be improved.


What is emphysema nec?

Emphysema not elsewhere classified


What is the medical term meaning condition in which Tiny air sacs in the lungs are destroyed making breathing extremely difficult?

Emphysema


What is the scientific name of emphysema?

Emphysema is the scientific name.


Is emphysema communicable?

yes


What are the origins of emphysema?

Emphysema has been around as long as cigars. Also, Emphysema has benn around for thousands of years, since the Egyptian times. Emphysema was just recently discovered.


When was emphysema found?

by smoking and dirty plice working cause emphysema