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Alveoli are the tiny air sacs that look like hollow plump grapes in healthy people. In emphysema, many of the alveoli collapse so there is less surface area for gas exchange.

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How does emphysema affect your life?

Emphysema is a disease that destroys the tiny air sacs in your lungs. In this case it can even cause lung cancer. A person with advanced emphysema uses 80% of his/her energy to breathe.


A disease involving the breakdown of the air sacs in the lungs is?

emphysema


What is emphysema usually caused by?

Emphysema is a condition where there are little holes in the air sacs in the lungs. It is usually caused by excessive smoking.


Which disease affects the air sacs of the lungs and is common among cigeratte smokers?

emphysema


Can A build up of tar in the lungs can cause the delicate air sacs to break down What is the medical name given?

emphysema emphysema


What is empheseyma?

Emphysema is a lung condition in which tiny air sacs in the lungs - alveoli - fill up with air. As the air continues to build up in these sacs, they expand, and may break or become damaged and form scar tissue.


What does emphysema affect?

It reduces the surface area because it reduces the number of alveolar sacs in a persons lungs.


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

emphysema


Which disease involve the breakdown of the AIR SACS?

Emphysema is a disease that involves the breakdown of the air sacs in the lungs. This condition is typically a result of long-term exposure to irritants such as cigarette smoke, leading to damage and destruction of the alveoli. Emphysema can result in difficulty breathing and reduced lung function.


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

Emphysema


How did William higgibotham die?

William Higginbotham died from emphysema, a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness.


What is amphysema?

i think your meaning emphysema. Emphysema is a lung disorder . See you have tiny air sacs in your lungs called Alevioli and what they do is they fill up with air and it takes the oxygen out and then excretes carbon dioxide and goes into your lungs and then is exhailed . In emphysema these tiny sacs explode and deteriorate. so there are less of them to use which means your lungs have to work harder and harder to get the adequate oxygen your body needs to work. This disease is characterized by shortness of breath trouble breathing coughing and in some cases coughing up blood.