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.
exÂ·cess. 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. The amount or degree by which one quantity exceeds another: Profit is the excess of sales over costs. 4. a. Intemperance; overindulgence: drank to excess.