CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis
   • usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
   Hypernyms(s) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • emphysema (what does emphysema mean?)
   • pulmonary emphysema (what does pulmonary emphysema mean?)
   • chronic bronchitis (what does chronic bronchitis mean?)