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.
exceed (third-person singular simple present exceeds, present participle exceeding, simple past and past participle exceeded) (transitive) To be larger, greater than (something). The company's 2005 revenue exceeds that of 2004. (transitive) To be better than (something). The quality of her essay has exceeded my expectations. (transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass, outstrip or transcend.