Definition
A chronic lung disease characterized by damage to the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs, causing them to lose their elasticity and become enlarged. This results in trapped air, reduced gas exchange, and progressive breathing difficulties.
Etymology
From Greek 'emphysema' meaning 'inflation' or 'to blow into,' derived from 'en' (in) and 'physa' (bellows). The term describes the characteristic over-inflation of lung tissue seen in this condition.
Kelly Says
Emphysema literally turns your lungs into old, stretched-out balloons that can't deflate properly - air gets trapped and the lungs lose their bounce-back ability! The classic 'pink puffer' appearance occurs because patients work so hard to breathe that they maintain good oxygen levels but appear flushed and use accessory breathing muscles.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ነፍሳዊ ህመም
nef-sa-wi hi-me-m
ARالعربية
مرض الانسداد الرئوي
marad al-insidadi al-ru-awi
BNবাংলা
ফুসফুসের রোগ
phu-phu-ser rog
CACatalà
emfisema
em-fee-se-ma
CSČeština
plicní emfyzém
pli-tchni em-fee-zem
DADansk
lungeemfysem
lu-ng-em-fee-sem
DEDeutsch
Lungenemphysem
lu-ng-en-em-fee-sem
ELΕλληνικά
πνευμονικό εμφύσημα
pnev-mon-i-ko em-fee-see-ma
ESEspañol
enfisema
en-fi-se-ma
FAفارسی
امفیزم
em-fee-zem
FISuomi
keuhkoemfyseema
keu-hko-em-fee-se-ma
FRFrançais
emphysème
em-fee-sem
GUGU
ફેફસાનો રોગ
fe-phsa-no rog
HAHA
cutar haihuwa
chu-tar hai-hu-wa
HEעברית
אמפיסמה
em-fee-se-ma
HIहिन्दी
फेफड़ों का रोग
fe-phdon ka rog
HUMagyar
tüdőemfizema
tyu-do-em-fee-ze-ma
IDBahasa Indonesia
emfisema
em-fee-se-ma
IGIG
ọrịa ụbụrụ
o-ri-ah u-bu-ru
ITItaliano
enfisema
en-fi-se-ma
KKKK
өкпе эмфиземасы
ok-pe em-fee-ze-ma-sy
KMKM
ជំងឺរលាក
cham-ngeu rla-kah
MRMR
फुफ्फुसाचा रोग
phu-phu-sa-cha rog
MSBahasa Melayu
emfisema
em-fee-se-ma
MYမြန်မာ
အဆုတ်ရောင်
a-sut-yown
NLNederlands
longemfyseem
long-em-fee-seem
NONorsk
lungeemfysem
lu-ng-em-fee-sem
PAPA
ਫੇਫੜਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਰੋਗ
fe-phde-yan da rog
PLPolski
rozedma płuc
ro-zed-ma pwuts
PTPortuguês
enfisema
en-fi-se-ma
RORomână
emfizem pulmonar
em-fee-zem pul-mo-nar
RUРусский
эмфизема
em-fee-ze-ma
SVSvenska
lungemfysem
lu-ng-em-fee-sem
SWKiswahili
uchochezi
u-cho-che-zi
TAதமிழ்
நுரையீரல் புற்றுநோய்
nu-rai-yiral pur-ttu-noy
TEతెలుగు
ఊపిరితిత్తుల వ్యాధి
oopi-ri-tit-tu-la vyaadhi
THไทย
โรคปอดอุดกั้น
rohk bpod uht-gan
TRTürkçe
akciğer emfizemi
ak-chi-ger em-fee-zi-mi
UKУкраїнська
емфізема легень
em-fee-ze-ma leh-en
URاردو
پھیپھڑوں کی بیماری
phe-phdon ki bimaari
VITiếng Việt
bệnh phổi
beng phoi
ZUZU
isifo sesithundu
i-si-fo se-si-thun-du