Chronic Lung Disease. Persistent inflammation, injury, and scarring of lung tissue that occurs as a result of underdevelopment of the preterm lung, as well as the treatments needed to support the immature lungs. (Also known as Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)).
An abbreviation for chronic lung disease, also called bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
Chronic Lung Disease. covering both obstructive conditions, characterized by a slow rate of forced expiration, and restrictive disease characterized by a reduction in total lung capacity.