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Bronchitis

[brong-kahy-tis]

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noun Pathology.

acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining of the bronchial tubes, caused by respiratory infection or exposure to bronchial irritants, as cigarette smoke.

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Origin:
1812; < Neo-Latin; see bronch-, -itis

Related forms

bron·chit·ic

[brong-kit-ik] , adjective

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Chronic cough is the hallmark of chronic bronchitis from its early stages onward.

Indians used its flowers and leaves for treating bronchitis and asthma and for healing sores.

Wood smoke from backyard fire pits can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose and bronchitis.

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Chronic cough is the hallmark of chronic bronchitis from its early stages onward.

Indians used its flowers and leaves for treating bronchitis and asthma and for healing sores.

Wood smoke from backyard fire pits can cause health problems such as burning eyes, runny nose and bronchitis.

Once in the lungs, the particles can cause asthma, cardiovascular diseases and bronchitis.

He expects a large part of the population to remain permanently vulnerable to emphysema, asthma and chronic bronchitis.

Short-term effects, which are temporary, include illnesses such as pneumonia or bronchitis.

Patients with asthma, emphysema, or chronic bronchitis should not use these medicines.

Smoking was also correlated with emphysema, heart disease, chronic bronchitis and low birth weight in newborns.

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Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the main airways in the lungs that continues for a long period or keeps coming back.

People with hay fever, asthma and bronchitis relentlessly cough and sneeze.

There was something suspicious about the doctor's note excusing a male city bus driver from work because of bronchitis.

Quill treats bronchitis and acne, high blood pressure and diabetes, depression and sprained ankles.

Ho had been seriously ill with bronchitis for some days, and his death was not.

When she contracted bronchitis she did not go to a doctor because she needed her money for rent and food.

She and my stepbrother, who is five years younger, had bronchitis.

There, she can commiserate with her secretary, who is working despite a diagnosed case of bronchitis and ample paid sick days.

Avelox was previously approved to treat respiratory infections, including chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, and skin infections.

Roosevelt could not shake his tiredness and fell victim to headaches, bronchitis and flu.

Women smokers are three times as likely to develop bronchitis and emphysema as are nonsmokers.

Causes of right-sided heart failure include left-sided heart failure and lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

The cause of death was complications from bronchitis.

He was reported ill with acute bronchitis last week.

He also suffers from bronchitis bad enough that he frequently has to pause for breath when taking a flight of stairs.

They are used to treat asthma and chronic bronchitis.

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World English Dictionary

bronchitis (brɒŋˈkaɪtɪs)

—n
	inflammation of the bronchial tubes, characterized by coughing, difficulty in breathing, etc, caused by infection or irritation of the respiratory tract

bronchitic

—*adj*, —n

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Word Origin & History

bronchitis

coined in Mod.L. 1808 by Charles Bedham, from bronchia (see bronchial) + -itis.

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Medical Dictionary

bronchitis bron·chi·tis (brŏn-kī'tĭs, brŏng-)
n.
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes.

bron·chit'ic (-kĭt'ĭk) adj.

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Science Dictionary

bronchitis

(brŏng-kī'tĭs) Pronunciation Key
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the bronchial tubes, often as a result of a cold or other viral infection. Smoking is also a common cause of chronic bronchitis.

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