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.
(ÉªkËsiËd) vb. 1. to be superior to (a person or thing), esp in size or quality; excel. 2. (tr) to go beyond the limit or bounds of: to exceed one's income; exceed a speed limit. 3. to be greater in degree or quantity than (a person or thing) [C14: from Latin excÄdere to go beyond, from cÄdere to go]