emphysema
(em-phy-se-ma)
4 syllables
Definition
noun. a condition marked by abnormal enlargement of the air spaces of the lungs and shortness of breath and often by faulty heart action
Example Sentence
The chronic smoker suffered from emphysema.
Synonyms
lung disease; respiratory disease; lung disorder
Antonyms
healthy lungs
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Rhymes
- bima
- cima
- demma
- ema
- fima
- grima
- jima
- lema
- lima
- pima
- prima
- rima
- schema
- sema
- shima
- sima
- thima
- zima
- alima
- aoshima
- auriemma
- beukema
- bronkema
- cosima
- decima
- delima
- diprima
- edema
- halima
- harima
- jarema
- jemima
- joakima
- kajima
- oshima
- ritsema
- rozema
- salema
- septima
- sietsema
- sikkema
- tajima
- ulima
- wiersema
- emphysema
- eurofima
- fukushima
- hiroshima
- kawashima
- kitajima
- nakajima
- nakashima
- takashima
- takeshima
- abouhalima
- hirosakima
- ishikawajima