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.
2 .outstrip. 1  to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed:to transcend the limits of thought; kindness transcends courtesy. 2  to outdo or exceed in excellence, elevation, extent, degree, etc.; surpass; excel. [ 3 Theol.](of the Deity) to be above and independent of (the universe, time, etc.).