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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
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