bullous emphysema
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Related to bullous emphysema: Giant Bullous Emphysema
bullous emphysema
[′bu̇l·əs ‚em·fə′zē·mə] (medicine)
Acute overinflation of the lungs due to extreme efforts to inhale to overcome a bronchial obstruction.
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