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COPD
This term is a medical acronym used in both clinical settings and patient communication. It functions as a collective label for a group of progressive lung diseases, most commonly including emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Because it describes a chronic condition, it is typically used with the verb "diagnosed with" or "suffering from."
As a medical condition, the term is treated as an uncountable noun. It refers to the disease state itself rather than individual instances of the illness, meaning it does not take a plural form in standard medical English.
Meanings
Examples
The doctor diagnosed him with COPD after reviewing the spirometry results.
I can barely walk to the mailbox without losing my breath because of my COPD.
Does your father still use an oxygen concentrator for his COPD?
Smoking is the primary risk factor for developing COPD in most adults.
He needs a new inhaler to manage the symptoms of his COPD.
The patient is experiencing a severe COPD exacerbation and requires hospitalization.
The patient is experiencing a severe COPD exacerbation and requires hospitalization.
I wonder if pulmonary rehabilitation could help improve my quality of life with COPD.
COPD is a progressive disease that makes it increasingly difficult to breathe over time.