bronchitis
nounUK /bɹɒŋˈkaɪtɪs/
Etymology From Late Latin bronchus, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos, “windpipe”) + -itis.
1
An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
- Histological examination showed neutrophilic or pleocellular proliferative necrotizing bronchitis and bronchiolitis in all (6 out of 6) infected steers.2015 November 17, “Single Pathogen Challenge with Agents of the Bovine Respiratory Disease Complex”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
2
An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
- Derived terms
- bronchitic, bronchitically, chronic bronchitis, laryngotracheobronchitis, parabronchitis, peribronchitis, purulent bronchitis, tracheobronchitis
- Related terms
- bronchiolitis