Diseases

Obstructive Lung Diseases

Any disorder marked by obstruction of conducting airways of the lung. AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION may be acute, chronic, intermittent, or persistent.

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Abstract

Any disorder marked by obstruction of conducting airways of the lung. AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION may be acute, chronic, intermittent, or persistent.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Lung Diseases, Obstructive
  • Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases
  • Lung Disease, Obstructive
  • Obstructive Lung Disease
  • Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  • Pulmonary Disease, Obstructive
  • Pulmonary Diseases, Obstructive

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE and AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION are also available

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History Note

72(71)

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Previous Indexing

  • Lung Diseases (1966-1970)

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NLM Classification

WF 648

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Obstructive Lung Diseases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008173. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008173
  2. Obstructive Lung Diseases. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obstructive_lung_disease
  3. Obstructive Lung Diseases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3508797