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.
exâ¢ceed /ÉªkËsid/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object] 1  to be greater than, as in quantity or degree[not: be + ~-ing]The price of the house could exceed $200,000.  to go beyond in quantity, degree, rate, etc.: exceeding the speed limit.