HME - PROVIDER . COM Specializing in Home Medical Equipment
(Wheelchairs, Scooters, CPAPs, Oxygen,
Nebulizers, Bath Benches, Adult Diapers)
Glossary of Medical Terms
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease (COPD) is a catch-all term for a number of respiratory
diseases. The diseases of COPD include chronic bronchitis,
pulmonary emphysema, asthma and bronchiectasis (a chronic
inflammatory or degenerative condition of one or more bronchi
or bronchioles marked by dilatation and loss of elasticity
of the walls).
