"emphysema" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/ [General-American], /ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/ [General-American], /ˌɛmfə-/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-emphysema.ogg Forms: emphysemas [plural], emphysemata [plural]
Rhymes: -iːmə Etymology: Multiple origins. Partially from post-Classical Latin emphȳsēma (“swelling”), from Ancient Greek ἐμφῡ́σημα (emphū́sēma), from ἐμφῡσάω (emphūsáō, “to puff up”). Also borrowed from Middle French emphysema, from the same Latin source; compare French emphysème. Attested from the late 16th century. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|emphȳsēma||swelling}} Latin emphȳsēma (“swelling”), {{der|en|grc|ἐμφῡ́σημα}} Ancient Greek ἐμφῡ́σημα (emphū́sēma), {{bor|en|frm|emphysema}} Middle French emphysema, {{cog|fr|emphysème}} French emphysème Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|emphysemata}} emphysema (countable and uncountable, plural emphysemas or emphysemata)
  1. (pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pathology Synonyms: pneumatosis Translations (abnormal accumulation of air in tissues): ἐμφύσημα (emphúsēma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), emfisema [masculine] (Catalan), 肺氣腫 /肺气肿 (fèiqìzhǒng) (Chinese Mandarin), emfyzém [masculine] (Czech), emfysem [neuter] (Danish), emfüseem (Estonian), lungnatúsnan (Faroese), ilmapöhö (Finnish), keuhkolaajentuma (Finnish), emphysème [masculine] (French), Lungenaufblähung [feminine] (German), lungnaþemba (Icelandic), enfisema [masculine] (Italian), 肺気腫 (haikishu) (alt: はいきしゅ) (Japanese), enfisema [masculine] (Portuguese), эмфизе́ма (emfizéma) [feminine] (Russian), enfisema [masculine] (Spanish), lungemfysem [neuter] (Swedish), amfizem (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-emphysema-en-noun-Bt0ipjKy Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences Disambiguation of 'abnormal accumulation of air in tissues': 93 7
  2. (medicine) Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: pulmonary emphysema (extra: a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) Categories (topical): Medicine
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aeroemphysema, antiemphysemic, emphysematous, emphysemic

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2015 June 5, Geeta Shroff, “Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in the treatment of emphysematous COPD: a case report”, in Clinical Case Reports, volume 3, →DOI:",
          "text": "The panacinar emphysema shows higher compliance with lungs then the centriacinar emphysema 5 .",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2025 January 16, J. Hoberman, “David Lynch Dead: ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ Director Was 78”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "His family announced the death on social media on Thursday, but provided no details. In 2024, Mr. Lynch announced that he had developed emphysema after years of smoking, and that as a result any subsequent films would have to be directed remotely.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."
      ],
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        [
          "medicine",
          "medicine"
        ],
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          "pulmonary emphysema",
          "pulmonary emphysema#English"
        ],
        [
          "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease",
          "chronic obstructive pulmonary disease"
        ]
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        "(medicine) Ellipsis of pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "ellipsis",
        "uncountable"
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        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɛmfə-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːmə"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "emfisema"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fèiqìzhǒng",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "肺氣腫 /肺气肿"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "emfyzém"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "emfysem"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "emfüseem"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "lungnatúsnan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "ilmapöhö"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "keuhkolaajentuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "emphysème"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Lungenaufblähung"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "emphúsēma",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ἐμφύσημα"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "lungnaþemba"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enfisema"
    },
    {
      "alt": "はいきしゅ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "haikishu",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "肺気腫"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enfisema"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "emfizéma",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "эмфизе́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enfisema"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lungemfysem"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "abnormal accumulation of air in tissues",
      "word": "amfizem"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "emphysema"
  ],
  "word": "emphysema"
}

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