English-Portuguese translations for emphysema

• enfisema
  A introdução de um gene humano na ovelha programa o animal para produzir no leite uma proteína humana que tem grandes potencialidades no domínio do tratamento do enfisema e da fibrose quística. The introduction of a human gene into a sheep programmes the animal to produce a human protein in her milk which has great potential for treating emphysema and cystic fibrosis.

Definition of emphysema

• An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs

Synonyms

• pneumatosis

Related words

• emphyteusis
• emphyteutic
• emphysematic
• emphyteuta
• pulmonary emphysema