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.
5 adj The extreme end or edge of something is its furthest end or edge. ADJ n (=far) ...the room at the extreme end of the corridor., ...winds from the extreme north. 6 If a person goes to extremes or takes something to extremes, they do or say something in a way that people consider to be unacceptable, unreasonable, or foolish. â¦ go/take/carry (sthg) to extremes phrase V and N inflect.