em‧phy‧se‧ma /ˌemfəˈsiːmə, ˌemfɪˈsiːmə/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Modern Latin;
Origin: Greek, from emphysan 'to swell']
medical a serious disease that affects the lungs, making it difficult to breathe
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