{"id":70746,"date":"2020-12-28T05:54:21","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T05:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=70746"},"modified":"2023-09-18T07:37:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T07:37:23","slug":"pulmonary-emphysema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/pulmonary-emphysema\/","title":{"rendered":"Pulmonary emphysema"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A disease, often caused by tobacco smoking or other air pollutants, that results in the inability of the lungs to exchange gases and impair and\/or damage the alveolar sacs.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-gzbkk-79elbk h-full dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-gzbkk-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm dark:bg-gray-800\">\n<div class=\"group w-full text-token-text-primary border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654]\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-67\">\n<div class=\"p-4 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 md:py-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 gap-4 text-base mx-auto md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl }\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3 max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-3 overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>A medical condition characterized by the abnormal enlargement of the regular air spaces within the lungs, resulting in increased lung volume. This condition typically occurs alongside chronic bronchitis and leads to breathing difficulties and discomfort affecting both the lungs and the heart. In its advanced stages, it is identifiable by the chest taking on a barrel-like shape and severely limited chest expansion, which may be as little as half an inch. It is also referred to as pneumonectasia or pneumonectasis.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A disease, often caused by tobacco smoking or other air pollutants, that results in the inability of the lungs to exchange gases and impair and\/or damage the alveolar sacs. A medical condition characterized by the abnormal enlargement of the regular air spaces within the lungs, resulting in increased lung volume. 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