Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun chronic_obstructive_pulmonary_disease

1 sense of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sense 1
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- (a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers)
       => emphysema, pulmonary emphysema -- (an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age)
       => chronic bronchitis -- (a form of bronchitis characterized by excess production of sputum leading to a chronic cough and obstruction of air flow)