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.
To show superiority; surpass others: excels at tennis. [Middle English excellen, from Latin excellere; see kel-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] Synonyms: excel, surpass, exceed, outstrip, outdo. These verbs mean to be greater or better than someone or something. To excel is to achieve a level higher than another or others: She excelled the other speakers in wit and eloquence.