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respiratory insufficiency inadequacy of respiratory function to meet the body's needs when increased physical activity places extra demands on it; this occurs as a result of progressive degenerative changes in the alveoli and the capillary tissues in the pulmonary bed, such as in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary fibrosis.
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