BRONCHITIS

bronchitis

(noun) inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bronchitis (countable and uncountable, plural bronchitises or bronchitides)

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.

Source: Wiktionary


Bron*chi"tis, n. Etym: [Bronchus + -itis.] (Med.)

Definition: Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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