Lung Conditions

noun a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs are damaged and enlarged, causing breathlessness

• Emphysema is a chronic lung condition characterized by the damage of the air sacs in the lungs.
• My grandfather has emphysema from smoking for many years.
• I heard that smoking can give you emphysema, so I'm trying to quit.
• The pollution in the city was like a slow poison, causing emphysema in the environment.

noun Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a type of lung disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways.

• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive lung disease that makes it hard to breathe.
• My grandpa has COPD from smoking for so many years.
• COPD is like having a permanent smoker's cough.
• Living with COPD feels like trying to breathe through a straw.