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Webster 1913 Edition
Bronchitis
Bron-chi′tis
,Noun.
[
Bronchus
+ -itis
.] (Med.)
Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any part of them.
Definition 2024
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See also: Bronchitis
English
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.
Quotations
- For usage examples of this term, see Citations:bronchitis.
Derived terms
Translations
inflammation of the lungs
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