| | | | • | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) refers to a group of disorders that damage the lungs and make breathing increasingly more difficult over time. | | • | Emphysema Emphysema is a progressive respiratory disease in which millions of the lungs' tiny air sacs (alveoli) stretch out of shape or rupture. | | |