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emphysematous

/em-fuh-see-muh, -zee-/US // ˌɛm fəˈsi mə, -ˈzi- //UK // (ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə) //

气肿性,实质性的,气肿型,气肿

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Pathology.

    • : a 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.
    • : any abnormal distention of an organ, or part of the body, with air or other gas.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inbreathless
Synonyms
asthmatic哮喘病人,哮喘患者,哮喘,气喘病患者blown发出的,发泡,发泡的,吹的choking窒息,窒息的,哽咽,窒息感exhausted疲惫不堪,疲惫不堪的,筋疲力尽,精疲力竭gasping气喘吁吁,喘息,喘息声,喘气out of breath气喘吁吁,喘不过气来,没气了,气喘吁吁的panting气喘吁吁,气喘吁吁的,喘息声,喘息short of breath气短,呼吸短促,呼吸急促,气喘吁吁short-winded絮絮叨叨,絮絮叨叨的,啰嗦,啰嗦的人spent用过的,已用过的,用过的东西,已用完的stertorous严厉的,严格的,严厉,激烈的wheezing喘息,喘息声,喘气,喘气声winded缠绕的,缠绕着的,缠绕在一起的,缠绕式的

Examples

  • The upper lobe partially excavated and ragged; the inferior lobe infiltrated and emphysematous.

  • The putrefactive gases evolved cause the skin to become emphysematous and crepitant and produce an offensive odour.

  • The lungs were excessively emphysematous, and there was much secretion in the bronchi; the liver was slightly cirrhotic.

  • The limb was slightly emphysematous, swollen, inflamed, and infiltrated with serum.

  • Decomposition sets in early, and the resulting gases cause a puffy, emphysematous condition of the connective tissue.

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