Some people who smoke get a serious lung disease called emphysema.    From LearnThat.org. 

People whose lungs are failing because of diseases such as emphysema or cystic fibrosis face a grim outlook.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

These small particles can penetrate into the lungs which can cause/worsen diseases such as emphysema and bronchitis.    From Wordnik.com.  [FindLaw News - Top Stories] Reference

Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax can be caused by lung diseases that produce the bulla, such as emphysema or asthma.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific American] Reference

Hyperinflated lungs can be associated with a number of serious lung conditions, such as emphysema, asthma or lung cancer.    From Wordnik.com.  [All MayoClinic.com Topics] Reference

Support group is for COPD patients, including those with lung disorders such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [thetowntalk.com -] Reference

Medical Research say their discovery could lead to treatments for lung diseases such as emphysema, severe asthma and abestosis.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

Hurricane victims have linked health problems such as emphysema, asthma, cancer to living in the trailers, even claiming deaths.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

COPD includes a variety of conditions, such as emphysema and bronchitis, characterized by blocked lungs and restricted air flow.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference

Pneumothorax, emphysema, &c. COMMENTARY ON PLATE 24.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Anatomy] Reference

My grandma quit eight years ago, and she has emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lighting My Fire] Reference

There was emphysema of the margin of the inferior lobes.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners] Reference

A former smoker, I worried about lung cancer or emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Losing] Reference

My mother was 79, a longtime smoker who was dying of emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Case for Killing Granny] Reference

The region's residents suffered high rates of asthma and emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [Leo W. Gerard: America's Choice: Leave a Legacy of Hell or Bequeath Clean Air] Reference

(They would still have to watch out for heart disease and emphysema.).    From Wordnik.com.  [When Dna Isn't Destiny] Reference

Their father developed emphysema and could no longer work in the mines.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reclusive Salesman Built Aldi Discount Empire] Reference

Dulness in right flank, together with superficial oedema and emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference

You could get emphysema, asthma, lung cancer, throat cancer and much more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lighting My Fire] Reference

She had her own hands full, what with Daddy's emphysema and general orneriness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jesus Wept] Reference

Redness of skin and swelling below level of wound, and cellular emphysema above.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference

During a routine medical exam last November, my internist determined that I had emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Price Of Smoking] Reference

Richards is tethered to an oxygen tank, and emphysema makes it difficult for her to speak.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Women Of 'Beloved'] Reference

Dr. RANDY FOREHAND (Pulmonologist): In emphysema there's nothing there, the tissue is gone.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Lung Compensation An Uphill Battle For Miners] Reference

On the third day the dyspnoea was more troublesome and emphysema began to develop in the neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference

What Medicare isn't so good at is taking care of people who have diabetes, emphysema, dementia.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Aging Gratefully] Reference

Dying from emphysema or cancer, at some point in the distant future, was the least of his worries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Working Without a Net] Reference

Swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities emphysema.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Anatomy] Reference

The 79-year-old Kotin suffers from emphysema and was hospitalized earlier this year with a collapsed lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caring From Afar] Reference

In the second case the wide development of emphysema was prevented by the early introduction of a tracheotomy tube.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference

I've seen his own mother with, I believe, emphysema in her oxygen assisted weak breaths speak up on behalf of her son.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2003] Reference

WILSON: The Department of Labor doctors agreed that Schultz has emphysema, but the department's doctors disagreed on black lung.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Lung Compensation An Uphill Battle For Miners] Reference

And pregnant or nursing women or people with asthma, bronchitis, emphysema, or migraine headaches should probably avoid them. —.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lead? Phthalates? Keep harmful chemicals out of your home] Reference