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pulmonary emphysema - an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age

emphysema

respiratory disease, respiratory disorder, respiratory illness - a disease affecting the respiratory system

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers

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Nearly two years after her father's death, Martell is resubmitting two claims on his behalf, based on his Parkinson's diagnosis and evidence of pulmonary emphysema that was found in his lungs following an autopsy.

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Therefore, the most frequent clinical complications of AATD are pulmonary emphysema and liver disease [10].

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary emphysema, together with asthma, are highly prevalent lung diseases worldwide [1, 2].

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PBI-4425, an analogue of PBI-4050, expected to enter clinical trials in late 2017, was shown to significantly reduce pulmonary emphysema and cutaneous hyperplasia in the tight-skin (TSK) mouse model for scleroderma.

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