Definition of "emphysematous" [em•phy•sem•a•tous]

• Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated. (adjective)

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• "Ms Winslet's tour de force as a hyperventilatory winner has been applauded by the critics, with Derek Malcolm of the Evening Standard describing it as 'a triumph of emphysematous excellence '."
• "When, eventually, the phone did ring, interrupting the air conditioner's emphysematous wheeze, all three of the men jumped."
• "The air vesicles were emphysematous, the lungs were pale."