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Overview: Emphysema is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emphysema is defined pathologically as an abnormal permanent enlargement of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles, accompanied by the destruction of alveolar walls and without obvious fibrosis. ...
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