after decades of tobacco use, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) developed.

在使用烟草几十年后，她出现了慢性阻塞性肺病。

a: although relatively few people have heard of it, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) kills on average one person every 10 seconds.

答：虽然相对而言听说过慢性阻塞性肺病的人并不多，但平均每10秒就有一人因该疾病而死亡。

objective: to study clinical features of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and spontaneous pneumothorax .

目的：探讨老年慢性阻塞性肺疾病并发自发性气胸患者的临床特点。

among these deaths, 44% are due to pneumonia, 54% from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd), and 2% from lung cancer.

在这些死者中，有44%死于肺炎，54%死于慢性阻塞性肺病（copd），还有2%死于肺癌。

smoking is one of the primary causes of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

吸烟是导致慢性阻塞性肺疾病发生发展的主要原因之一。

the therapeutic compliance affects the quality of life in the patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

患者的治疗依从性是影响慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者生活质量的因素。

the nearly 10 million americans who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rely on medications and strenuous coughing to help break up the thick gobs of mucus clogging their lungs.

将近1000万得慢性阻塞性肺病的美国人靠药物或干咳以促使呼吸沖破堵塞肺部的痰黏块。

objective the aim of this study is to analyze relevant factor to patients' condition in obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (osahs) merging chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd).

目的探讨阻塞型睡眠呼吸暂停低通气综合征（osahs）合并慢性阻塞性肺疾病（copd）时，与病情严重程度相关的影响因素。

tobacco use and the burning of solid fuels for indoor heating and cooking are the primary risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) – a lung ailment – in women.

慢性阻塞性肺病：烟草使用以及用于室内取暖和做饭的固体燃料燃烧是使妇女罹患慢性阻塞性肺病（一种肺部疾病）的主要风险因素。

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a life-threatening lung disease that interferes with normal breathing – it is more than a 「smoker’s cough」.

慢性阻塞性肺病是一种阻碍正常呼吸的致命肺病，它不仅仅是「吸烟者所患的一种咳嗽病」。

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a leading cause of disability and death, affecting approximately 11.4 million people in the united states and millions more across the world.

慢性阻塞性肺炎（copd）是主要的致残和致死的原因。这种疾病影响了近乎1140万美国人，并且在世界范围内更是数以万计。

q: what is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd)?

问：什么是慢性阻塞性肺病？

elaine aims to live life to the fullest, day-by-day. 「i love to hug my children and grandchildren… but i am very worried how chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may affect their future lives.」

elaine 的目标是最充实地度过每一天的生活「我喜欢拥抱我的孩子和孙儿……但是我非常担心慢性阻塞性肺病会如何影响他们的未来生活。」

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (copd) is a lung ailment that is characterized by a persistent blockage of airflow from the lungs.

慢性阻塞性肺病是一种以持续阻塞来自肺部的气流为特征的肺部疾病。

women exposed to heavy indoor smoke are three times as likely to suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (e.g. chronic bronchitis), than women who use cleaner fuels.

接触室内浓烟的妇女罹患慢性阻塞性肺病（比如，慢性支气管炎）的可能性是使用较为清洁燃料的妇女的三倍。

to understand the factors which could influence the quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

目的了解影响慢性阻塞性肺疾病患者生活质量的主要因素。