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.
1. obvious and intentional exaggeration. 2. an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as âto wait an eternity.â Compare litotes. [1520â30; < Greek hyperbolá¸ overshooting, excess, n. derivative of hyperbÃ¡llein to throw beyond, exceed =hyper- hyper- + bÃ¡llein to throw]