Definition of Emphysematous

1. Adjective. Relating to or resembling or being emphysema.

Partainyms: Emphysema
Derivative terms: Emphysema

Definition of Emphysematous

1. a. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated.

Definition of Emphysematous

1. Adjective. (medicine) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated. ¹

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Definition of Emphysematous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Emphysematous

1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled; bloated. Origin: Cf. F. Emphysemateux. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Emphysematous

emphasizer
emphasizers
emphasizes
emphasizing
emphatic
emphatical
emphatically
emphaticalness
emphatick
emphlysis
emphractic
emphraxis
emphrensied
emphysema
emphysemas
emphysematous (current term)
emphysematous cholecystitis
emphysematous cystitis
emphysematous gangrene
emphysematous gastritis
emphysematous phlegmon
emphysemic
emphyteusis
emphyteutic
emphyteuticaries
emphyteuticary
empierce
empierced
empierces
empiercing

Literary usage of Emphysematous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physical Diagnosis by Richard Clarke Cabot (1919)
"121 differs from emphysematous only in the greater intensity of the inspiration. ... emphysematous Breathing. F1G. 121.—Asthmatic Breathing, s, s, s, ..."

2. Transactions of the Annual Meeting by Ohio State Medical Society (1902)
"emphysematous Gangrene By MARTIN STAMM, MD, Fremont emphysematous gangrene or gaseous phlegmon is a comparatively rare affection and, though it has been ..."

3. The Diagnostics of internal medicine: A Clinical Treatise Upon the by Glentworth Reeve Butler (1909)
"(3) The emphysematous Chest.—If the antero-poste- rior diameter of the chest is increased, if it appears broad and short, if the Sternum is Fio. 87. ..."

4. A Manual of the practice of medicine: Prepared Especially for Students by Arthur Albert Stevens (1908)
"emphysematous Chest.—In advanced emphysema the thorax is short and round; the anteroposterior ... emphysematous chest. Local Prominences and Depressions. ..."

5. The Clinical Journal (1901)
"The explanation usually given in the text-lx)oks is that the cardiac dulness is abolished because we have emphysematous lung overlapping the heart, ..."

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