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emphysema

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A subcategory of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It occurs in people who smoke and suffer from chronic bronchitis. It is characterized by inflation of the alveoli, alveolar wall damage, and reduction in the number of alveoli, resulting in difficulty breathing. [ ]

Term info

Label

emphysema

Synonyms
  • EMPHYSEMA, PULMONARY
  • Pulmonary Emphysema
  • emphysema
  • emphysema, pulmonary
  • pulmonary emphysema
database cross reference
exactMatch

http://identifiers.org/mesh/D004646, https://icd.codes/icd10cm/J43, http://identifiers.org/snomedct/87433001, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3348, http://identifiers.org/mesh/D011656, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_9675

gwas trait

true

id

EFO:0000464

term editor

James Malone