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.
plethora. n. 1. superfluity or excess; overabundance. 2. (Pathology) pathol a condition caused by dilation of superficial blood vessels, characterized esp by a reddish face.[C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek plÄthÅrÄ fullness, from plÄthein to grow full].oun. 1. plethora-extreme excess; an embarrassment of riches. overplus, superfluity, embarrassment.