Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive

A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.

Year introduced: 2002

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Tree Number(s): C08.381.495.389, C23.550.291.500.875

MeSH Unique ID: D029424

Entry Terms:

• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
• COPD
• Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• COAD
• Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease
• Airflow Obstruction, Chronic
• Airflow Obstructions, Chronic
• Chronic Airflow Obstructions
• Chronic Airflow Obstruction

Previous Indexing:

• Lung Diseases, Obstructive (1971-2001)
• Pulmonary Emphysema (1965-1971)

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Lung Diseases
Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome
Bronchitis, Chronic
Pulmonary Emphysema

All MeSH Categories
Diseases Category
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
Pathologic Processes
Disease Attributes
Chronic Disease
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Asthma-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Overlap Syndrome
Bronchitis, Chronic
Pulmonary Emphysema