Description
emphysema: A subcategory of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It occurs in people who smoke and suffer from chronic bronchitis. It is characterized by inflation of the alveoli, alveolar wall damage, and reduction in the number of alveoli, resulting in difficulty breathing.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode |
J10_EMPHYSEMA |
| Hospital Discharge registry |
ICD-10: J43, ICD-9: 492, ICD-8: 492 |
| Cause of Death registry |
ICD-10: J43, ICD-9: 492, ICD-8: 492 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy |
4 |
| First defined in version |
DF2 |
Ontology