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chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease


Chronic obtrusive pulmonary disease is one of the most common lung diseases. There are two main forms of COPD: chronic bronchitis, which involves a long-term cough with mucus, and emphysema, which involves destruction of the lungs over time. Most people with COPD have a combination of both conditions.


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