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Definition
decreased respiratory function that occurs when the tiny air sacs in the lungs are damaged usually from long-term smoking
- Then maybe you'd quit smoking — you're a one-woman emphysema factory, plus you're single-handedly supporting the tobacco companies.p. 57.8
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