title: [New and old definitions and COPD terminology].
abstract: Terminology of the disease currently known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has gone through a long and non-uniform development. Various definitions have been gradually developed and chronic bronchitis was separated from pulmonary emphysema. Various umbrella names have been suggested to unite this group of diseases. At present a classification based on World strategy for diagnosing, treatment and prevention of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from 2000 which has been published in our country too is used.
authors.affiliation: Plicní klinika Lékarské fakulty UK a FN, Hradec Králové.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salajka
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009626:Terminology as Topic