Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
"Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A disease of chronic diffuse irreversible airflow obstruction. Subcategories of COPD include CHRONIC BRONCHITIS and PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA.
| Descriptor ID |
D029424
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.495.389
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| Concept/Terms |
Airflow Obstruction, Chronic- Airflow Obstruction, Chronic
- Airflow Obstructions, Chronic
- Chronic Airflow Obstructions
- Chronic Airflow Obstruction
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