COPD is a chronic lung disease. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are the most common diseases under the COPD umbrella. Many people have one or the other or a combination of both
The abbreviation is COPD. Also note that elsewhere it is also called "chronic obstructive airway disease" (COAD) This is a group of diseases involving the lungs and the wind-pipe (bronchi and...
In short it is called COPD. It is actually an overlapping of many chronic progressive lung diseases, emphysema, bronchitis, and asthma. It causes inflammation and destruction of many parts of the...