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Emphysema

Emphysema is defined as a disease of the lung characterized by abnormal dilution of its air spaces and distension of its walls. Frequently, heart action is impaired. It is a chronic lung disease in which scar tissue and mucus obstruct the respiratory passages. Moreover, Emphysema is a severe lung disease that greatly reduces the ability to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen.

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Empirical

Empirical is when something is based on observed facts; based on observation and experimentation, like Emperical research which is a research based on observation and experimentation

Empirical approach

Empirical approach in contrast to the analytical approach, attempts to achieve predictive power on the basis of empirical regularities

Empirical criterion keying

Deutsch: Empirisches Kriterium-Keying / Español: Clave de criterio empírico / Português: Chave de critério empírico / Français: Clé de critère empirique / Italiano: Chiave di criterio empirico /

Empirical criterion keying refers to an approach to test Development that emphasizes the selection of items that discriminate between normal individuals and members of different diagnostic groups, regardless of whether the items appear theoretically relevant to the diagnoses of interest.

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Empirical method

Empirical method refers to a method of acquiring knowledge in which observation and direct Sensory experience are used to obtain knowledge.

Empirical method is also known as Empir

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Empirical observation

Empirical observation refers to the direct observation of that which is being studied in Order to understand it.

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Empirical self

Empirical self is a term which according to James is the "self" that consists of everything a person can call his or her own. The Empirical Self consists of the following:

(1) the

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Empirical theory of perception

Empirical Theory of perception refers to the argument that perceptions are determined entirely by past experience.

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