Term: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: silvery spleenwort: North American fern with narrow fronds on yellowish leafstalks
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: trucking company: a company that ships goods or possessions by truck
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: inmate: one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: bairn: a child: son or daughter
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: imperative mood: a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: constitutional union party: a former political party in the United States; formed in 1859 by former Whigs who hoped to preserve the Union
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: proterochampsa: early archosaurian carnivore
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: looseness: the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: shapelessness: the quality of lacking an esthetically pleasing shape
Broader: emphysema: an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Unrelated: standard schnauzer: a medium-sized schnauzer