Individual patients may have different combinations of airway diseases. Studies in an American population demonstrated that more than 15% of the patients with an obstructive disease received more than one diagnosis, and this rate reached 50% in a population older than 50 years of age (8).
Definition of exceed. transitive verb. 1 : to extend outside of the river will exceed its banks. 2 : to be greater than or superior to. 3 : to go beyond a limit set by exceeded his authority. intransitive verb. 1 obsolete : overdo.
n. 1. The state of exceeding what is normal or sufficient: rains that filled the reservoirs to excess. 2. An amount or quantity beyond what is normal or sufficient; a surplus: sold most of the stoves and put the excess in the warehouse.3.xcess. n. 1. the state or act of going beyond normal, sufficient, or permitted limits. 2. an immoderate or abnormal amount, number, extent, or degree too much or too many: an excess of tolerance.