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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024em•phy•se•ma /ˌɛmfəˈsimə, -ˈzi-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Pathologya disease of the lungs in which there is difficulty in breathing due to abnormal swelling of the air spaces.
em•phy•se•mic, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•phy•se•ma (em′fə sē′mə, -zē′-),USA pronunciation n. [Pathol.]- Pathologya chronic, irreversible disease of the lungs characterized by abnormal enlargement of air spaces in the lungs accompanied by destruction of the tissue lining the walls of the air spaces.
- Pathologyany abnormal distention of an organ, or part of the body, with air or other gas.
- Greek emphý̄sēma inflation, equivalent. to em- em-2 + phȳsē- (variant stem of phȳsân to blow) + -ma noun, nominal suffix denoting result of action
- Neo-Latin
- 1655–65;
em•phy•sem•a•tous (em′fə sem′ə təs, -sē′mə-, -zem′ə-, -zē′mə-),USA pronunciation adj. em′phy•se′mic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: emphysema /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/ n - Also called: pulmonary emphysema a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are grossly enlarged, causing breathlessness and wheezing
- the abnormal presence of air in a tissue or part
Etymology: 17th Century: from New Latin, from Greek emphusēma, a swelling up, from emphusan to inflate, from phusan to blow |