Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: chron-ic ob-struc-tive pul-monary dis-ease
IPA

56

Scrabble Score

34

Letters

6

Syllables

18

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (plural)

Phrases

chronic bronchitis

Frequently Paired Words

emphysema chronic bronchitis asthma

Synonyms

COPD

Questions

What does chronic obstructive pulmonary disease mean?: A type of progressive lung disease characterized by long-term respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation.

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