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A respiratory disease characterized by overexpansion and destruction of the alveoli is identified as:

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The disease condition is known as EMPHYSEMA.
Emphysema is a long term, progressive disease of the lungs which causes shortness of breath as a result of over inflation of the alveoli. The condition is usually caused by cigarette smoking.
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