chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease noun: a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

Noun

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (countable and uncountable, plural chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases)

A type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

Synonyms:

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease meaning in Tamil, Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Tamil

நாட்பட்ட நுரையீரல் தடைநோய்

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Arabic

group of pulmonary diseases: دَاء الاِنْسِدَاد الرِئَوِيّ المُزْمِن dāʔ al-insidād ar-riʔawiyy al-muzmin

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Indonesian

group of pulmonary diseases: penyakit paru obstruktif kronis

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Persian

group of pulmonary diseases: بیماری مزمن انسدادی ریه

Synonyms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COPD

Forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

plural	chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases

Questions about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

What does chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mean?: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease means a type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.
What is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Tamil?: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Tamil is நாட்பட்ட நுரையீரல் தடைநோய். See Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a noun.
What is the plural of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease?: The plural of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.

Words near chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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