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.
verge 1. 1. the limit beyond which something begins or occurs; brink: on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 2. the edge or margin of something: the verge of a desert. 3. a limiting belt, strip, or border of something.4. a strip of turf bordering a walk or roadway.erge 1. n. 1. a. An edge or margin; a border. See Synonyms at border. b.