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A progressive disease process that most commonly results from smoking. COPD is characterised by difficulty breathing, wheezing and a chronic cough.
Treatment includes absolute avoidance from smoking, bronchodilators and oxygen for those with advanced disease. Complications include bronchitis, pneumonia and lung cancer.
See: emphysema.
(27 Sep 1997)
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