Respiratory disease
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| Term | Respiratory disease |
| Short definition | Respiratory disease - (pronounced) (RES-pih-ruh-TOR-ee dih-ZEEZ) A type of disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Respiratory diseases can be caused by infections, smoking tobacco or inhaling second-hand tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Respiratory disease - (pronounced) (RES-pih-ruh-TOR-ee dih-ZEEZ) A type of disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Respiratory diseases can be caused by infections, smoking tobacco or inhaling second-hand tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution. Respiratory diseases include asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia and lung cancer. Also called lung disease and pulmonary disease
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