emphysema

English

Etymology

Multiple origins. Partially from post-Classical Latin emphȳsēma (“swelling”), from Ancient Greek ἐμφῡ́σημα (emphū́sēma), from ἐμφῡσάω (emphūsáō, “to puff up”). Also borrowed from Middle French emphysema, from the same Latin source; compare French emphysème. Attested from the late 16th century.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛmfɪˈsiːmə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛmfɪˈsimə/, /ˌɛmfɪˈzimə/, /ˌɛmfə-/

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• Rhymes: -iːmə

Noun

emphysema (countable and uncountable, plural emphysemas or emphysemata)

1. (pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
2. (medicine) Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Synonyms

• (abnormal accumulation of air in tissues): pneumatosis

Derived terms

• antiemphysemic
• emphysematous
• emphysemic

 

Translations

abnormal accumulation of air in tissues

• Catalan: emfisema m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 肺氣腫／肺气肿 (zh) (fèiqìzhǒng)

• Czech: emfyzém m
• Danish: emfysem n
• Estonian: emfüseem
• Faroese: lungnatúsnan
• Finnish: ilmapöhö, keuhkolaajentuma
• French: emphysème (fr) m
• German: Lungenaufblähung f
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἐμφύσημα n (emphúsēma)

• Icelandic: lungnaþemba (is)
• Italian: enfisema (it) m
• Japanese: 肺気腫 (ja) (はいきしゅ, haikishu)
• Portuguese: enfisema (pt) m
• Russian: эмфизе́ма (ru) f (emfizéma)
• Spanish: enfisema (es) m
• Swedish: lungemfysem n
• Turkish: amfizem (tr)

pulmonary emphysema — see pulmonary emphysema