1885 28 Mar. 387/1 The epithelium of the air cells decomposes, the cell walls give away, several cells or many cells are turned into one, and still the emphysemic condition continues.
1922 16 647 Emphysemic group: This includes about 22 per cent of the cases of the series. The chest seems moderately rigid, movements are restricted, and expansion is impaired.
2010 7 May w11/1 Caine plays an emphysemic codger living out his days in a London housing project terrorized by feral youth.