Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), also known as chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD), chronic airflow limitation (CAL) and chronic obstructive respiratory disease (CORD), is the occurrence of chronic bronchitis or emphysema, a pair of commonly co-existing diseases of the lungs in which the airways become narrowed. This leads to a limitation of the flow of air to and from the lungs, causing... More

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Also known as:

  • COPD,
  • Chronic airflow limitation,
  • CAL,
  • Chronic obstructive lung disease,
  • Chronic obstructive respiratory disease,
  • COLD,
  • Chronic obstructive airway disease,
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease,
  • CORD,
  • COAD,
  • Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease,
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary disorder
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