Italian

Noun

enfisema m ‎(plural enfisemi)

1. (pathology) emphysema

Portuguese

Noun

enfisema m (plural enfisemas)

1. (pathology) emphysema (abnormal accumulation of air in tissues)

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin emphysēma, from Ancient Greek ἐμφύσημα ‎(emphúsēma, “swelling, inflation”), from ἐμφυσάω ‎(emphusáō, “I inflate”), from ἐν ‎(en, “in”) + φυσάω ‎(phusáō, “I blow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɱ.fi.ˈse.ma/

Noun

enfisema m ‎(plural enfisemas)

1. (pathology) emphysema

Derived terms

• enfisematoso